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SN Ellis-Felege, T Stechmann, S Hervey… - Drone Systems and …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com

Nesting Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) show little behavioral response to fixed-wing drone surveys.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program AND Program Evaluation

Ellis-Felege, Hervey, Stechmann

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Drones may be valuable in polar research because they can minimize researcher activity and overcome logistical, financial, and safety obstacles associated with wildlife research in polar regions. Because polar species may be particularly sensitive to disturbance and some research suggests behavioral responses to drones are species-specific, there is a need for focal species-specific disturbance assessments. We evaluated behavioral responses of nesting Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758), n= 19 incubating females) …

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