Effects of unregulated visitor access on chick fledging mass and survival in yellow-eyed penguins

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Effects of unregulated visitor access on chick fledging mass and survival in yellow-eyed penguins

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University of Otago

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Context. Wildlife tourism is expanding and can detrimentally affect taxa such as penguins, if not managed carefully. The yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) is an endangered species, with mainland populations projected to decline to extinction in the next 40 years, despite conservation interventions. Their nesting sites are exposed to increasing numbers of human visitors, which contributes to reduced reproductive success. Aims. We evaluated the effectiveness of a breeding colony (Bould...

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Article

Date created

2020-01-01

Creator

Bell, Gemma / Young, Melanie J. / Seddon, Philip J. / van Heezik, Yolanda

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/22620

Related subjects

Ecology / Environmental Sciences & Ecology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Science & Technology / Zoology

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