Impact of outdoor recreation on the density of a number of breeding bird species in woods adjacent to urban residential areas

Zande, A.N. van der; Berkhuizen, J.C.; Latesteijn, H.C. van; Keurs, W. J. Ter; Poppelaars, A. J.

doi:10.1016/0006-3207(84)90018-1

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“…Wildlife responds to the presence of humans in their habitats (Beale and Monaghan ), with reactions varying from physiological responses such as increased heart rate (Weimerskirch et al ) or increased stress hormone levels (Walker et al , Formenti et al ) to behavioral reactions which include fleeing or flushing (Keller , Miller et al , Thiel et al , Sönnichsen et al ) and behavioral adaptations such as changes in vigilance behavior (Fernández‐Juricic and Telleria , Beale and Monaghan , Jayakody et al ). Recreation activities have been shown to reduce woodland bird densities (van der Zande et al ), bird community composition and nest predation (Miller et al ) or breeding success (Anderson and Keith , Ahlund and Götmark ). Effects of this so called ‘anthropogenic disturbance’ – in this context defined as any form of human presence that triggers one of the above responses in wildlife – varies widely between species (Ficetola et al ), and can differ between sexes in the same species (Baydack and Hein , Moss et al ).…”

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Outdoor recreation causes effective habitat reduction in capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: a major threat for geographically restricted populations

Coppes

Ehrlacher

Thiel

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Journal of Avian Biology

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Outdoor recreation inflicts a wide array of impacts on individual animals, many of them reflected in the avoidance of disturbed areas. The scale and spatial extent, however, at which wildlife populations are affected, are mostly unclear. Particularly in geographically isolated populations, where restricted habitat availability may preclude a relocation to undisturbed areas, effective habitat reduction may remain underestimated or even unnoticed, when animals stay in disturbed areas and only show small‐scale responses. Based on telemetry data, we investigated the spatial and seasonal effects of outdoor recreation – in relation to landscape and vegetation conditions – on western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, considering two scales, home range and within‐home range habitat selection. We determined the distance‐thresholds up to which recreation infrastructures were avoided and estimated the extent of affected habitat for the isolated Black Forest (southwestern Germany) study population. While outdoor recreation did not affect home range selection, strong effects on habitat use within the home range were detected: distance to recreation infrastructure (hiking and cross‐country skiing trails, ski pistes) was the main determinant of habitat selection in winter; in summer, mountain bike trails and hiker's restaurants were avoided up to an average distance of 145 m (CI: 60–1092 m). Around winter‐infrastructure, relative avoidance was recorded up to 320 m (CI: 36–327 m), it was reduced, however, when dense understory provided visual cover. Of the entire population area, between 8–20% (summer) and 8–40% (winter) were affected by outdoor recreation, mainly in the high altitudes. Even without evident large‐scale shifts in species distribution, local‐scale avoidance of outdoor recreation can substantially contribute to effective habitat reduction. Based on our results we recommend a general reduction in recreation infrastructure density in key habitats, the establishment of undisturbed wildlife refuges with a diameter of at least 800 m, as well as enhancing visual protection by maintaining a strip of dense understory along trails.

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Outdoor recreation causes effective habitat reduction in capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: a major threat for geographically restricted populations

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Thiel

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Journal of Avian Biology

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“…However, such interpretation is at odds with the fact that the Great Tit is a common species in humanised areas (Clergeau et al, 2006), and is even more tolerant to human presence (as measured by escape distance) than other species that are as associated with humans as the House Sparrow (Cooke, 1980). Indeed, the population density of Great Tits may even increase in areas subjected to intense recreational use (van der Zande et al, 1984). Thus, reduced human tolerance alone is unlikely to explain nest-box occupation patterns in Great Tits.…”

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Spatial nest-box selection of cavity-nesting bird species in response to proximity to recreational infrastructures

Remacha

Delgado

2009

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…• Openness of habitat in which animals are seen (Gabrielsen and Smith 1995): Van der Zan de et al (1984) found a stronger effect of recreation on birds in deciduous than conifer plantations; and Pierce et al (1993) found approaching boats to be more disturbing to waterbirds in open water than to those among reeds or other vegetation.…”

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The effects of non-consumptive wildlife tourism on free-ranging wildlife: a review

Green¹,

Higginbottom²

2000

Pac. Conserv. Biol.

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Tourism based on free-ranging animals is economically important, but there are no comprehensive studies on the overall balance of its negative and positive effects on wildlife. However, there is a growing body of information on which we can draw for minimizing negative effects and enhancing positive ones. Major categories of negative effects include: direct injury and death; disruption of activities or increase in stress levels; and loss or modification of habitat. About half the published research literature on negative effects involves relatively conspicuous avian species, and there is a need for further research on other taxa. Major categories of positive effects include financial and practical contributions by tourists and tourism operators, economic incentives for wildlife conservation (acting through local communities, the tourism industry and governments) and environmental education. There is far less information on positive than on negative effects, and research is required to examine this quantitatively. However, the evidence suggests there is considerable unrealized potential for wildlife tourism to provide substantial conservation benefits.

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Impact of outdoor recreation on the density of a number of breeding bird species in woods adjacent to urban residential areas

Cited by 47 publications

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Outdoor recreation causes effective habitat reduction in capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: a major threat for geographically restricted populations

Outdoor recreation causes effective habitat reduction in capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: a major threat for geographically restricted populations

Spatial nest-box selection of cavity-nesting bird species in response to proximity to recreational infrastructures

The effects of non-consumptive wildlife tourism on free-ranging wildlife: a review

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