Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic
I studied the reactions of five ground-nesting marine bird species (Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Sabine’s gull (Xema sabini), common eider (Somateria mollissima), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), and Ross’ gull (Rhodostethia rosea)) breeding in the low and high Arctic to disturbance from ne...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2015-0029 2024-03-03T08:40:00+00:00 Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic Mallory, Mark L. 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2015-0029 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2015-0029 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2015-0029 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Arctic Science volume 2, issue 2, page 67-77 ISSN 2368-7460 2368-7460 General Earth and Planetary Sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences General Environmental Science journal-article 2016 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2015-0029 2024-02-07T10:53:37Z I studied the reactions of five ground-nesting marine bird species (Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Sabine’s gull (Xema sabini), common eider (Somateria mollissima), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), and Ross’ gull (Rhodostethia rosea)) breeding in the low and high Arctic to disturbance from nearby aircraft as well as avian flight initiation response to humans approaching on foot. All species except nesting long-tailed ducks and common eiders departed their nest when overhead aircraft were within 200 m, with loafing birds often flying off when aircraft were still 1 km away. There was considerable individual and species-specific variation in responses to approaching humans, with some nesting birds not flushing from their nest until touched by a researcher (e.g., waterfowl, 0 m), while others flushed when people were 400 m away (Ross’s gull). Excluding Ross’s gulls, 95% of the individuals of most species did not initiate flight until humans were ≤100 m from the nest, suggesting that this might represent a minimum, suitable “buffer zone” around nesting colonies for nonmotorized human activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic tern Common Eider Somateria mollissima Sterna paradisaea Xema sabini Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Arctic Science 2 2 67 77 |
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I studied the reactions of five ground-nesting marine bird species (Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Sabine’s gull (Xema sabini), common eider (Somateria mollissima), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), and Ross’ gull (Rhodostethia rosea)) breeding in the low and high Arctic to disturbance from nearby aircraft as well as avian flight initiation response to humans approaching on foot. All species except nesting long-tailed ducks and common eiders departed their nest when overhead aircraft were within 200 m, with loafing birds often flying off when aircraft were still 1 km away. There was considerable individual and species-specific variation in responses to approaching humans, with some nesting birds not flushing from their nest until touched by a researcher (e.g., waterfowl, 0 m), while others flushed when people were 400 m away (Ross’s gull). Excluding Ross’s gulls, 95% of the individuals of most species did not initiate flight until humans were ≤100 m from the nest, suggesting that this might represent a minimum, suitable “buffer zone” around nesting colonies for nonmotorized human activities. |
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Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic |
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Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic |
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Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic |
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Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic |
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Reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the Canadian Arctic |
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reactions of ground-nesting marine birds to human disturbance in the canadian arctic |
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