Title of the project
Impact of human disturbance on coastal birds: population consequences derived from behavioural responses
Description
BASC and hunters worked with Bournemouth University to study the impacts of disturbance on overwintering waterfowl in Poole Harbour.
Results
The study found that walking causes 100 times more disturbance than wildfowling. Furthermore, that wildfowling accounted for just 0.04% of the disturbance activities on Poole Harbour and that the impact was deemed so low that research predicted that there would be no impact on the survival of birds even if it was increased by 25 times
Location
Country | United Kingdom |
Level | Local, National |
Site | Poole Harbour |
Specific site coordinates | 50°41'N, 1°59'W |
Starting date
2012
Habitat Types
Wetland, Coastal
Protection status of the areas
Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Ramsar, National protected area
Species
Species Caracteristics | Huntable species, Protected species, Threatened species, Abundant species, Migratory species, Invasive Alien species |
Species Type | Birds |
Conservation action(s)
Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)
Partners
Leading partners | BASC and Bournemouth University |
Estimation of the budget (total or annual)
250
Estimation of Human Resources needed
4 years
Publication(s)
http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27019/
Weblinks
https://basc.org.uk/wildfowling/research-wildfowling-wild-bird-disturbance/