Perceptions of effectiveness and preferences for design and position of signage on Victorian beaches for the management of Hooded Plovers Thinornis rubricollis

Victorian Naturalist

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-80

  Rimmer, James M ^a   Maguire, Grainne S ^b   Weston, Michael A ^c  

^a Barwon Coast   (Australia)

^b BirdLife Australia   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Hooded Plover; Interpretation; Recreationists; Signage

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; THINORNIS RUBRICOLLIS;

EID: 84878428845     PISSN: 00425184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Ballantyne R and Hughes K (2006) Using front-end and formative evaluation to design and test persuasive bird feeding warning signs. Tourism Management 27, 235-246.
2. Dowling B and Weston MA (1999) Managing a breeding population of the Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis in a high-use recreational environment. Bird Conservation International 9, 255-270.
3. Krisp JM and Durot S (2007) Segmentation of lines based on point densities - Anoptimisation of wildlife warning sign placement in southern Finland. Accident Analysis and Prevention 39, 38-46.
4. McKenzie-Mohr D and Smith W (1999) Fostering sustainable behavior: An introduction to community-based social marketing. (New Society Publishers: Philadelphia)
5. Orams MB (1997) The effectiveness of environmental education: Can we turn tourists into 'greenies'? Progress in Tourism and Hospitality Research 3, 295-306.
6. Ormsby AA and Forys EA (2010) The effects of an education campaign on beach user perceptions of beach-nesting birds in Pinellas County, Florida. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 15, 119-128.
7. Pojar TM, Prosence RA, Reed DF and Woodard TN (1975) Effectiveness of a lighted, animated deer crossing sign. Journal of Wildlife Management 39, 87-91.
8. Spencer RD, Beausoleil RA and Martorello DA (2007) How agencies respond to human-black bear conflicts: a survey of wildlife agencies in North America. Ursus 18, 217-229.
9. Weston MA, Ehmke G and Maguire GS (2011) The influence of mobile and static anthropogenic disturbance on plover nest return times. Journal of Wildlife Management 75, 252-255.
10. Williams KJH, Weston MA, Henry S and Maguire GS (2009) Birds and beaches, dogs and leashes: Dog owners' sense of obligation to leash dogs on beaches in Victoria, Australia. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 14, 89-101.