Of the six species of wild geese which winter in Britain in large numbers, five are increasing
in number and cause agricultural damage on a local scale. The management of grassland …

Background Human disturbance can influence wildlife behaviour, which can have
implications for wildlife populations. For example, wildlife may be more vigilant near human …

A growing number of studies quantify the impact of nonlethal human disturbance on the
behavior and reproductive success of animals. Athough many are well designed and …

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 …

An estimated 19% of the world's 9,856 extant bird species are migratory, including some
1,600 species of land-and waterbirds. In 2008, 11% of migratory land-and waterbirds were …

The term 'short-stopping'is increasingly used in ecology to describe spatio-temporal
changes in occurrence of migratory species. Spurred by the insight that it has been used in a …

The strength of an animal's behavioural response to human presence has often been used
as an index of an animal's susceptibility to disturbance. However, if behavioural …

During the past two decades we have gained much insight into the factors that regulate the
productivity of seagrass dominated ecosystems, especially those at low latitudes. Here, we …

Human recreational activities are often considered as potential threats to biodiversity, by
restricting animals' access to resources that otherwise would be exploited. Because access …

We relate variation in the timing of arrival by migrating birds breeding at northerly latitudes to
individual differences in the prior accumulation of energy stores. Balancing starvation risks …