Disturbance to a foraging seabird by sea-based tourism: Implications for reserve management in marine protected areas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1167-1174

  Velando, Alberto ^a   Munilla, Ignacio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Biologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boats; Disturbance; Foraging behavior; Marine reserve; Modeling; Phalacrocorax aristotelis; Recreational activity; Sandeels; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BOATING; DISTURBANCE; ECOTOURISM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; MARINE PARK; SEABIRD; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CIES ISLANDS; GALICIA [SPAIN]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; SPAIN;

PHALACROCORAX ARISTOTELIS;

EID: 79951810906     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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