Do temporary beach closures assist in the conservation of breeding shorebirds on recreational beaches?

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-55

  Weston, Michael A ^a   Dodge, Fiona ^a,b   Bunce, Ashley ^a,c   Nimmo, Dale G ^a   Miller, Kelly K ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bayside City Council   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach closure; Compliance; Egg crushing rates; Human impacts; Nesting success; Recreation; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH PROFILE; BREEDING POPULATION; COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NESTING SUCCESS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 84865707819     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC120047     Document Type: Article

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