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Shorebird Displacement in Response to Recreational Human Disturbance along the Humboldt County Coastline
Presentation Year
2025
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
This project focuses on the interaction between recreational use of local coastal beaches and shorebird disturbance patterns. Flight initiation distances and alert behaviors in relation to the proximity of humans, dogs, or other natural disturbances are observed to approximate recreational impact on shorebird foraging.
Does your project align with any of the following?
sustainability related (explores at least two dimensions of sustainability: environment, economy, society)
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
Primary Contact: First Name
Cindy
Primary Contact: Last Name
Chavez
Primary Contact: Email
cec126@humboldt.edu
Primary Contact: I am a
Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
3109908152