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Distance from shore positively influences alert distance in three wetland bird species
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posted on 2015-04-01, 00:00 authored by E J Dear, Patrick GuayPatrick Guay, R W Robinson, Mike WestonMike WestonBehavioural responses of wetland fauna to humans constitutes a potential conservation threat, and may alter how animals use wetlands and their surrounds. We predicted that the farther from refuge (i.e. water) that terrestrially foraging rails occurred, the longer the distance at which they would become alert when approached. We found that the distance at which Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra, Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, and Dusky Moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa became alert to an approaching predator (i.e. human) increased with distance from the shore of a wetland (species and starting distance were not significant but associated with low power). Thus, these behavioural measures suggest these birds use water in wetlands as a refuge from potential threats such as people. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
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Wetlands ecology and managementVolume
23Issue
2Pagination
215 - 318Publisher
SpringerLocation
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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0923-4861eISSN
1572-9834Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, SpringerUsage metrics
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buffersconflictdisturbanceDusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosaEurasian Coot Fulica atrahuman wildlife interactionsPurple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrioScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysical SciencesEnvironmental SciencesWater ResourcesEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyFLIGHT-INITIATION DISTANCEESCAPE BEHAVIORPREDATION RISKTIME-BUDGETSREFUGECOVERFISH
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