Nest Return Times in Response to Static Versus Mobile Human Disturbance

We delivered standardized stimuli to incubating hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) to examine the influence of human movement on disruption of incubation. The probability of plovers returning to nests within 60 min was higher in our treatment that mimicked mobile (e.g., walking) humans (85.7%) t...

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Published inThe Journal of wildlife management Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 252 - 255
Main Authors Weston, Michael A, Ehmke, Glenn C, Maguire, Grainne S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA The Wildlife Society 01.01.2011
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Australia
beach closure
Beaches
Bird banding
Bird nesting
Birds
Breeding
Compliance
disturbance
Dunes
Environmental conservation
Experiments
hooded plover
Human geography
Incubation
Nests
Thinornis rubricollis
Walking
Waterfowl
Wildlife management
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Summary:We delivered standardized stimuli to incubating hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) to examine the influence of human movement on disruption of incubation. The probability of plovers returning to nests within 60 min was higher in our treatment that mimicked mobile (e.g., walking) humans (85.7%) than in our treatment that mimicked static (e.g., sunbathing) humans (9.5%; n = 20 pairs). Thus, temporary beach closures that reduce or eliminate static but not mobile disturbances are likely to be effective at reducing disruption to incubation caused by human disturbance.
Bibliography:Associate Editor: Todd W. Arnold
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ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.1002/jwmg.7