Vegetation moderates impacts of tourism usage on bird communities along roads and hiking trails

Bird communities inhabiting ecosystems adjacent to recreational tracks may be adversely affected by disturbance from passing tourism traffic, vehicle-related mortality, habitat alteration and modified biotic relationships such as the increase of strong competitors. This study investigated the effect...

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Published in:	Journal of environmental management 2013-11, Vol.129, p.224-234
Main Authors:	Wolf, Isabelle D., Hagenloh, Gerald, Croft, David B.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology arid lands Aves Avifauna Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Bird community Birds Birds - physiology Camping Canyons Closure Community Competitors Conservation of Natural Resources Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife diet Ecology Ecosystem Ecosystems Edge-effect Environment Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects habitat destruction Habitat modification Habitats Hiking Hing trail Microhabitats mortality Open space physiology Recreation Recreation impact Road roads Roads & highways shrubs South Australia species diversity Species richness Tourism Tourism impact Tourist attractions Tourists traffic Trails trees Vegetation Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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