Impact assessment research: Use and misuse of habituation, sensitisation and tolerance in describing wildlife responses to anthropogenic stimuli

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 395, Issue , 2009, Pages 177-185

  Bejder, L ^a   Samuels, A ^b   Whitehead, H ^c   Finn, H ^a   Allen, S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habituation; Human disturbance; Impact assessment; Sensitisation; Tolerance; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITUATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; TOLERANCE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 73449128989     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07979     Document Type: Article

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