Journal
WILDLIFE BIOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 37-45Publisher
WILDLIFE BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2003.006
Keywords
hikers; human disturbance assessment; modelling; paragliders; Rupicapra
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We developed a mathematical model to quantify and compare the impact of different forms of wildlife harassment, and applied it to compare the effects of hikers and paragliders on the feeding time and area of chamois Rupicapra rupicapra, considering differences between hikers and paragliders in terms of their prevalence and behaviour. Although many more hikers than paragliders visited the study area, the impact of paragliders was much stronger. With increasing paraglider traffic, the effects would steeply increase, whereas the effects of hikers approached an asymptote. With modification of input values and/or parameters, the model can be applied to other species, to compare the effects of other forms of wildlife harassment, and to simulate effects of changing conditions such as habituation of the animals or changes in the daily or spatial pattern of occurrence of tourism.
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