The impact of recreational boat traffic on Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus)

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 531-538

  Bellefleur, Danielle ^a   Lee, Philip ^a   Ronconi, Robert A ^b  

^a PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird disturbance; Boat disturbance; Buffer zone; Environmental management; Human use impacts; Pacific Rim National Park Reserve; Protected areas; SARA; Seabird ecology; Seabirds; Set back distances; Species at Risk Act; Wildlife habituation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEABIRD;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TRAFFIC; VELOCITY; WATER BIRD; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK RESERVE;

AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 55549083856     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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