Effects of low-level jet aircraft noise on the behaviour of nesting osprey

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 122-130

  Trimper, Perry G ^a   Standen, Neil M ^a,b   Lye, Leonard M ^c   Lemon, David ^d   Chubbs, Tony E ^e   Humphries, Gary W ^e  

^a Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^b Morrison Hershfield Limited   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d Box 1914   (Canada)

^e DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Egg exposure; Maximum noise level; Nest attendance; Overflights

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT NOISE; NESTING; OSPREY;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, LABRADOR, NASKAUPU RIVER;

EID: 0031945376     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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