Human recreation alters behaviour profiles of non-breeding birds on open-coast sandy shores

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-42

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Nielsen, Tara ^a   Weston, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Conservation; Human disturbance; Recreation; Sandy shores; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEABIRD; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; LARIDAE; THALASSEUS;

EID: 84873140084     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.12.016     Document Type: Article

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