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Up the creek with a paddle; avian flight distances from canoes versus walkers
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posted on 2015-08-14, 00:00 authored by H K Glover, Patrick GuayPatrick Guay, Mike WestonMike WestonDisturbance of birds by human activities is increasing and is of conservation concern. Little is known of the flight initiation distances (FID) of birds to recreational canoeing, although this activity is common and can occur in wetland areas inaccessible to vehicle or pedestrian traffic. We compared the FID evoked by a walker with that evoked by a canoe for 13 birds in wetlands in north–western Queensland. Canoes evoked shorter FIDs compared with walkers (means ± 95 % confidence intervals; 32.9 ± 7.6 m and 47.5 ± 7.4 m, respectively). These data could be used to establish buffers or codes of conduct for canoeists in wetlands in arid northern Australia, especially when water levels are low.
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Wetlands ecology and managementVolume
23Issue
4Pagination
775 - 778Publisher
SpringerLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0923-4861eISSN
1572-9834Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, SpringerUsage metrics
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Alert distanceBuffersDisturbanceEscapeFlight initiation distanceFlushWatercraftScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysical SciencesEnvironmental SciencesWater ResourcesEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyBUFFER-ZONE DISTANCESINITIATION DISTANCESLOAFING WATERBIRDSHUMAN DISTURBANCEBOAT DISTURBANCEBIRDSWATERFOWLFLORIDA
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