Why behavioural responses may not reflect the population consequences of human disturbance

Gill, Jennifer A., Norris, Ken and Sutherland, William J. (2001) Why behavioural responses may not reflect the population consequences of human disturbance. Biological Conservation, 97. pp. 265-268.

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Abstract

The effect of human disturbance on animals is frequently measured in terms of changes in behaviour in response to human presence. The magnitude of these changes in behaviour is then often used as a measure of the relative susceptibility of species to disturbance; for example species which show strong avoidance of human presence are often considered to be in greater need of protection from disturbance than those which do not. In this paper we discuss whether such changes in behaviour are likely to be good measures of the relative susceptibility of species, and suggest that their use may result in confusion when determining conservation priorities.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment
Depositing User: EPrints Services
Date Deposited: 01 Oct 2010 13:36
Last Modified: 16 May 2023 11:33
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00002-1

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