Experimental disturbance by walkers affects behaviour and territory density of nesting Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Ibis

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Holm, Thomas Eske ^a   Laursen, Karsten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Before after control impact (BACI) design; Carrying capacity; Density dependence; Displacement; Energetics; Facilitation; Habitat loss; Habituation; Human intrusion

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING POPULATION; CARRYING CAPACITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MOBBING; NESTING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; TERRITORIALITY; WADER;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDTJYLLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; TIPPERNE;

AVES; LIMOSA LIMOSA;

EID: 58149084023     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00889.x     Document Type: Article

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