Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

A study was undertaken at the Arcata Marsh to determine how various anthropogenic disturbances affected waterfowl within ponds that have publicly accessible trails surrounding them. The disturbance types observed included walkers, walkers with dogs, bikers, and runners. A bird would be considered disturbed if it stopped its previous behavior to move away from a disturbance or become vigilant and observe the disturbance. The distance between the disturbance and the bird was then recorded to determine if a certain type of disturbance caused a disruption of behavior at further or closer distances. The type of waterfowl was recorded to determine if there was any difference in species or niche.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Joseph

Primary Contact: Last Name

Meihak

Primary Contact: Email

jm1138@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

719-214-8182

Node ID

1724

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