Effect of human disturbance on the behavioural responses and offspring survival of grey-headed albatrossesThalassarche chrysostomaat Subantarctic Marion Island

摘要: Nest monitoring is commonly used to gather important seabird demographic data, but itself can affect behaviour and offspring survival. The effect of on grey-headed albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma at Subantarctic Marion Island was investigated. chicks close fledging brooding adults recorded in research non-research sections the colony. This done prior to, during after researcher/s entered During disturbance, both were more likely be standing responsive than pre-disturbance phase. However, appeared sensitised disturbance this because being previously handled. Offspring survival compared with (a) less-frequently (2004/2005) (b) monitored through fixed-point photography (2005/2006 2006/2007). In February each ...