Set-back distances to protect nesting and roosting seabirds off Vancouver Island from boat disturbance

Set-back distances to protect nesting and roosting seabirds off Vancouver Island from boat disturbance

In order to set guidelines that promote responsible wildlife viewing, I quantified the effects of boat-based disturbance to seabirds off Vancouver Island. Field trials recorded the approach distance at which roosting and nesting birds responded to either a motor boat or a kayak. Probability of agita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chatwin, Trudy
Other Authors: Stalberg, Michael
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Sea birds
Wildlife watching
Bird watching
Wildlife watching industry
Ecological assessment (Biology)
Boats and boating
Vancouver Island (B.C.)
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10170/375

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