Effects of disturbance on geese in Svalbard: Implications for regulating increasing tourism

Polar Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-389

  Madsen, Jesper ^a   Tombre, Ingunn ^b   Eide, Nina E ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barnacle goose; Brent goose; Disturbance impact; Pink footed goose; Recreational activities; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; NESTING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY; WATERFOWL;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ANSER; ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS; AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA HROTA; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 77954395196     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2009.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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