| Titre : | Sub-dispersive human disturbance of foraging oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus |
| Auteurs : | R. A. Coleman, Auteur ; N. A. Salmon, Auteur ; S. J. Hawkins, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Ardea (91(2) FAL 2003) |
| Article en page(s) : | 263-268 |
| Résumé : | Disturbance of foraging shorebirds is a known impact of human use of shorelines. Most previous work examined disturbances which caused dispersal of foraging or roosting animals, and used an uncontrolled correlative approach. In a preliminary study using experimental methods, we show that feeding birds when disturbed, but not dispersed, can show behavioural modifications and suffer reduced foraging success. |



