| Title |
Effects of Humans on Behaviour of Wildlife Exceed Those of Natural Predators in a Landscape of Fear
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0050611 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Simone Ciuti, Joseph M. Northrup, Tyler B. Muhly, Silvia Simi, Marco Musiani, Justin A. Pitt, Mark S. Boyce |
| Abstract |
Human disturbance can influence wildlife behaviour, which can have implications for wildlife populations. For example, wildlife may be more vigilant near human disturbance, resulting in decreased forage intake and reduced reproductive success. We measured the effects of human activities compared to predator and other environmental factors on the behaviour of elk (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758) in a human-dominated landscape in Alberta, Canada. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 26% |
| Canada | 5 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 9% |
| Australia | 2 | 6% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 23 | 68% |
| Scientists | 7 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 799 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 171 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 158 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 132 | 16% |
| Researcher | 92 | 11% |
| Other | 45 | 5% |
| Other | 86 | 10% |
| Unknown | 142 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 367 | 44% |
| Environmental Science | 180 | 22% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 15 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 1% |
| Other | 66 | 8% |
| Unknown | 174 | 21% |