Absence from the nest due to human disturbance induces higher nest predation risk than natural recesses in Common Eiders Somateria mollissima

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: Stien, Jennifer, Ims, Rolf A.
• Other Authors: Phillips, Richard, Norwegian Environment Agency, County Governor of Troms, University of Tromsø, Norway's Arctic University
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Norway; Grindøya; Håkøya; Common Eider; Northern Norway; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12338; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fibi.12338; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ibi.12338

Human disturbance of nesting birds may cause reduced breeding success. It is therefore necessary to assess the impact of disturbance to identify steps that minimize negative impacts. We carried out a study of nesting success at two adjacent colonies of Common Eider Somateria mollissima on the island...