Pro-environmental beach driving is uncommon and ineffective in reducing disturbance to beach-dwelling birds

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 999-1004

  Weston, Michael A ^a   Schlacher, Thomas A ^b   Lynn, David ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

4WD four wheel drive; Bird conservation; ORVs off road vehicles; Recreation; Recreation impacts; Sandy shores

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BIRDS; FISHERIES; OFF ROAD VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLES;

BIRD CONSERVATION; FOUR-WHEEL DRIVES; RECREATION; RECREATION IMPACTS; SANDY SHORES;

ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AUTOMOBILE; BEACH; BIRD; COASTAL ZONE; DISTURBANCE; FISHING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FISHING; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SEASHORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOURISM;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

ANIMALS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BATHING BEACHES; CHARADRIIFORMES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSERVATION; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84898024396     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0256-4     Document Type: Article

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