Interactions between white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla, seabirds and tourism; how the breeding success of the endangered black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla is affected

• Main Author: Myran, Ida Ward
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; escape response; indirect predatory effects; egg predation; breeding success; black-legged kittiwake; white-tailed eagle; Rissa tridactyla; Haliaeetus albicilla; BIO-3950; Hornøya; Norway; Black-legged Kittiwake; rissa tridactyla; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23665

In many seabird colonies along the coast of Norway, the increased population of white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla and the growing industry of birdwatching tourism are causing a dilemma for management decisions. Thus, this study aimed to examine the indirect effect of white-tailed eagles and to...