Impact of a Semi-experimental increase in recreation intensity on the densities of birds in groves and hedges on a lake shore in The Netherlands

Zande, A.N. van der; Vos, Petra J.E.

doi:10.1016/0006-3207(84)90086-7

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“…Damage to subtidal communities may be more severe in soft muds than in firm sands (Eckrich and Holmquist 2000). Hikers, swimmers, and bird-watchers sometimes (but not always) reduce populations of birds in the shore zone (van der Zande and Vos 1984;Cardoni et al 2008;Trulio and Sokale 2008). Likewise, off-road vehicles kill beach vegetation, crush animals (Schlacher et al 2008a, b), and compact sediments.…”

Section: Recreational Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecology of freshwater shore zones

2010

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Freshwater shore zones are among the most ecologically valuable parts of the planet, but have been heavily damaged by human activities. Because the management and rehabilitation of freshwater shore zones could be improved by better use of ecological knowledge, we summarize here what is known about their ecological functioning. Shore zones are complexes of habitats that support high biodiversity, which is enhanced by high physical complexity and connectivity. Shore zones dissipate large amounts of physical energy, can receive and process extraordinarily high inputs of autochthonous and allochthonous organic matter, and are sites of intensive nutrient cycling. Interactions between organic matter inputs (including wood), physical energy, and the biota are especially important. In general, the ecological character of shore zone ecosystems is set by inputs of physical energy, geologic (or anthropogenic) structure, the hydrologic regime, nutrient inputs, the biota, and climate. Humans have affected freshwater shore zones by laterally compressing and stabilizing the shore zone, changing hydrologic regimes, shortening and simplifying shorelines, hardening shorelines, tidying shore zones, increasing inputs of physical energy that impinge on shore zones, pollution, recreational activities, resource extraction, introducing alien species, changing climate, and intensive development in the shore zone. Systems to guide management and restoration by quantifying ecological services provided by shore zones and balancing multiple (and sometimes conflicting) values are relatively recent and imperfect. We close by identifying leading challenges for shore zone ecology and management.

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Section: Recreational Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecology of freshwater shore zones

2010

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“…With respect to the second proposed reason for the lack of a traffic effect, the highest mean traffic rate recorded in a park was equivalent to one person or dog passing a fixed survey point every 1.4 min, which potentially seems high enough to negatively influence resident birds' behavior (see van der Zande and Vos, 1984). However, most (75%) of the parks had mean traffic rates that equated to one person or dog passing a fixed survey point every 10 min, which seems less likely to be highly disruptive to the resident birds.…”

Section: Pedestrian Traffic and Bird Assemblage Nestednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Composition and conservation value of bird assemblages of urban ‘habitat islands’: Do pedestrian traffic and landscape variables exert an influence?

Platt

Lill

2006

Urban Ecosyst

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Urban forest fragments can potentially be 'habitat islands' for native birds, but pedestrian traffic could influence the composition and conservation value of their bird assemblages by reducing the representation of disturbance-sensitive species. Winter bird assemblages and pedestrian traffic rates were documented in twelve forested parks in suburban Melbourne, Australia. Native birds comprised 87% of sightings, but two exotic species were common. Bird species' distribution among the parks was significantly nested. However, park rank orders for bird assemblage nestedness and mean pedestrian traffic rate were not correlated and only one species' distribution was nested with respect to this variable. The observed correlation between park area and bird assemblage nestedness may have been partly due to passive sampling. Degree of isolation of parks influenced nestedness less than park area. Forested parks provided habitat for species that occur at intermediate to low densities in other suburban habitats and for ecological specialists otherwise rare in suburbia. Larger parks contained more species than, and many of the native species found in, smaller parks. However, smaller parks each had 25% of the native bird species inhabiting the suite of fragments and thus had both aesthetic value and some potential to enhance city-dwellers' awareness about biodiversity conservation.

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“…Factors related to urbanisation and affecting bird presence are diverse, including land cover change (Jones & Bock, 2002), vegetation volume (Mills, Dunning, & Bates, 1989), human activities (van der Zande & Vos, 1984), risk of collision with man-made objects (Klem, 1990), food supply (Emlen, 1974), diseases (Brittingham & Temple, 1986), predation risk (Jokimäki & Huhta, 2000), and several others (Chace & Walsh, 2006). Work that focuses on the relationship between the degree of urbanisation and breeding success of birds are contradicting (Marzluff, 2001).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%