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A preliminary investigation of the effect of repeated pedestrian approaches to Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2008 (Ref: 13361)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Repeated exposure to human activity can change the behavioural response of wildlife, having … implications for management.Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) breeding close to Antarctic research … stations are easily accessible and regularly visited by people.

Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity Polar Biology, 2006 (Ref: 13263)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A key factor influencing wildlife responses to … human activity is the degree to which animals have been … previously exposed to human stimuli. On subantarctic … Macquarie Island, gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua … breed in areas of high and low human activity (on and … off-station, respectively).

The behavioural response of lactating Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) to pedestrian approaches: implications for management. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12595)
Category 3: Poster

Although guidelines exist for approaches to Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in … Antarctica, there has been no scientific assessment of the effectiveness of these guidelines in … minimising disturbance to the seals.

An assessment of the audibility of sound from human transport by breeding Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii). Wildlife Research, 2006 (Ref: 12593)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Anthropogenic noise generated through travel in the Antarctic has the potential to affect the region’s … wildlife. Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in particular can be exposed to anthropogenic noise because they … live under, and breed on, the fast ice on which humans travel.

Testing the minimum approach distance guidelines for incubating Royal penguins Eudyptes schlegeli. Biological Conservation, 2005 (Ref: 12189)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Minimum approach distance guidelines are common tools to maintain a buffer between breeding seabirds and human activity, with the goal of mitigating potentially harmful impacts from these interactions.

Measuring the effects of human activity on Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in Antarctica. VIII SCAR International Biology Symposium, August 27- September 1, 2001, 2001 (Ref: 9892)
Category 3: Abstract

The number of people travelling to Antarctica and interacting with wildlife is continually increasing. Research has indicated that visitation can have a negative effect on some Antarctic wildlife, causing changes to their behaviour and physiology. Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)…

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