Measuring the influence of unmanned aerial vehicles on Adélie penguins

Polar Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1329-1334

  Rümmler, Marie Charlott ^a   Mustafa, Osama ^b   Maercker, Jakob ^b   Peter, Hans Ulrich ^a   Esefeld, Jan ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Thuringian Institute for Sustainability and Climate Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ad lie penguin; Behaviour analysis; Disturbance; Drone; Microcopter; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HABITUATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLAR REGION; SEABIRD; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

ADELIE COAST; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84948443235     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-015-1838-1     Document Type: Article

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