Abstract National, European and International legislation regarding the conservation of
species and habitats requires professional statements to be made in respect of land use …

Acidification of surface waters is a high-profile environmental issue in Atlantic Canada.
Despite a reduction of emissions of acid-precursors (particularly SO2) by more than 50% in …

Recreational activities are widespread, yet our understanding of their effects on wildlife is
rudimentary. Although numerous studies of recreational impacts have been conducted, the …

Humans visiting natural areas often disturb wildlife, possibly displacing animals from
desirable habitat. To hold ecotourism at acceptable levels refuge managers need to know …

Examined the ability of incubating herring (Larus argentatus) and black-backed (L. marinus)
gulls to discriminate between people walking directly toward their nests and those merely …

From late May to mid-September 1982 we investigated habital selection by black rat snakes
(Elaphe o. obsoleta) at the Queen's University Biological Station in eastern Ontario. We …

Abstract Development of lakeshores has occurred at unprecedented levels in recent
decades. Changes in the shoreland ecosystem concomitant with this development have …

In comparison with the effects of the collection of marine intertidal organisms by humans, the
effects of human recreational activities on assemblages of marine birds have received …

Birds are a major feature of many ecotourism marketing materials. Bird logos, bird
photographs, bird diversity, bird-viewing opportunities and bird checklists are commonplace …

Disturbance of Diving Ducks by Boaters on a Migrational Staging Area Page 1 Wildl. Soc. Bull.
13:290-296, 1985 DISTURBANCE OF DIVING DUCKS BY BOATERS ON A MIGRATIONAL …