Threats to sandy beach ecosystems: a review

O Defeo, A McLachlan, DS Schoeman… - Estuarine, coastal and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We provide a brief synopsis of the unique physical and ecological attributes of sandy beach
ecosystems and review the main anthropogenic pressures acting on the world's single …

A review of flight-initiation distances and their application to managing disturbance to Australian birds

MA Weston, EM McLeod, DT Blumstein… - Emu-Austral …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Disturbance—the response of birds to a stimulus such as the presence of a person—is
considered a conservation threat for some Australian birds. The distance at which a bird …

Ecological significance and commercial harvesting of drifting and beach-cast macro-algae and seagrasses in Australia: a review

H Kirkman, GA Kendrick - Journal of Applied Phycology, 1997 - Springer
This review provides an overview of aspects of the ecology of drifting and beach-cast
macroalgae and marine angiosperms in respect to present and potential commercial use of …

Examination of the effects of disturbance on birds with reference to its importance in ecological assessments

D Hockin, M Ounsted, M Gorman, D Hill, V Keller… - Journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
Abstract National, European and International legislation regarding the conservation of
species and habitats requires professional statements to be made in respect of land use …

Evidence that human disturbance reduces Snowy Plover chick survival

TD Ruhlen, S Abbott, LE Stenzel, GW Page - Journal of Field Ornithology, 2003 - BioOne
Disturbance from human recreation may impact vulnerable life stages of beach-nesting
plovers (Charadrius spp.). Although human recreation may decrease hatching success of …

Buses, cars, bicycles and walkers: the influence of the type of human transport on the flight responses of waterbirds

EM McLeod, PJ Guay, AJ Taysom, RW Robinson… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
One way to manage disturbance to waterbirds in natural areas where humans require
access is to promote the occurrence of stimuli for which birds tolerate closer approaches …

Human recreation alters behaviour profiles of non-breeding birds on open-coast sandy shores

TA Schlacher, T Nielsen, MA Weston - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2013 - Elsevier
Sandy beaches are primarily valued for their amenity and property values rather than for
their ecological functions and properties. Some human usage of beaches potentially …

Piping plover chick survival negatively correlated with beach recreation

AL DeRose‐Wilson, KL Hunt, JD Monk… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Shorebird populations worldwide are declining because of habitat loss from sea‐level rise,
accelerated erosion, development, and recreational land use. To better understand the …

Managing a breeding population of the Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis in a high-use recreational environment

B Dowling, MA Weston - Bird Conservation International, 1999 - cambridge.org
SummaryMornington Peninsula National Park, Victoria, Australia, is heavily used by
recreationists. It also holds a breeding population of the Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis …

Responses of Incubating Hooded Plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) to Disturbance

MA Weston, MA Elgar - Journal of Coastal Research, 2007 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Hooded Plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) and recreationists co-occur on the ocean
beaches of southern Australia, and it has been suggested that disturbance of the breeding …