Expert opinion as a tool for quantifying bird tolerance to human disturbance

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2708-2717

  Philip Whitfield, D ^a   Ruddock, Marc ^a   Bullman, Rhys ^b  

^a Natural Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Buffer areas; Buffer zones; Expert opinion; Fixed slope rule; Human disturbance; Protected areas; Recreation; Set back distances

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; BUFFER ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INCUBATION; PROTECTED AREA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 53749106750     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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