Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife
Abstract The need for managing non‐lethal effects on wildlife is becoming increasingly important as global human–wildlife interactions are now more frequent and more diverse. We developed a mechanistic model for minke whales ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) to measure the effects of behavioral disturb...
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crwiley:10.1111/conl.12166 2024-06-23T07:51:31+00:00 Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife Christiansen, Fredrik Lusseau, David 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12166 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fconl.12166 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Conservation Letters volume 8, issue 6, page 424-431 ISSN 1755-263X 1755-263X journal-article 2015 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12166 2024-06-04T06:46:11Z Abstract The need for managing non‐lethal effects on wildlife is becoming increasingly important as global human–wildlife interactions are now more frequent and more diverse. We developed a mechanistic model for minke whales ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) to measure the effects of behavioral disturbances caused by whalewatching activities on fetal growth. The model illustrates the pathway through which behaviorally mediated effects of anthropogenic disturbance might influence female reproductive success in an iteroparous capital breeding mammal. We found that although the behavioral disruptions caused by whalewatching interactions were substantial, the cumulative exposure of individuals to whalewatching boats was low, resulting in an effect on fetal growth no different from natural variability. This highlights the importance of considering all aspects of disturbance when evaluating effects of human disturbance on wildlife. Our mechanistic model can also be used to simulate different management scenarios to predict the long‐term consequence of disturbance on vital rates, to help inform management decisions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata Wiley Online Library Conservation Letters 8 6 424 431 |
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Abstract The need for managing non‐lethal effects on wildlife is becoming increasingly important as global human–wildlife interactions are now more frequent and more diverse. We developed a mechanistic model for minke whales ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) to measure the effects of behavioral disturbances caused by whalewatching activities on fetal growth. The model illustrates the pathway through which behaviorally mediated effects of anthropogenic disturbance might influence female reproductive success in an iteroparous capital breeding mammal. We found that although the behavioral disruptions caused by whalewatching interactions were substantial, the cumulative exposure of individuals to whalewatching boats was low, resulting in an effect on fetal growth no different from natural variability. This highlights the importance of considering all aspects of disturbance when evaluating effects of human disturbance on wildlife. Our mechanistic model can also be used to simulate different management scenarios to predict the long‐term consequence of disturbance on vital rates, to help inform management decisions. |
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Christiansen, Fredrik Lusseau, David Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife |
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Christiansen, Fredrik Lusseau, David |
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Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife |
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Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife |
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Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife |
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Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife |
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Linking Behavior to Vital Rates to Measure the Effects of Non‐Lethal Disturbance on Wildlife |
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linking behavior to vital rates to measure the effects of non‐lethal disturbance on wildlife |
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