The effect of frequency and nature of pedestrian approaches on the behaviour of wandering albatrosses at sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-205

  Wheeler, Mariëtte ^a   De Villiers, Marienne S ^a   Majiedt, Prideel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Approaches; Human disturbance; Sub Antarctic; Wandering albatross

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PEDESTRIAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

AVES; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 58149489059     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0520-2     Document Type: Article

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