Human Disturbances to Waterfowl

Annotated Bibliography

34. Choate, J. S. 1966. Breeding biology of the American eider (Somateria mollissima dresseri) in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Masters of Science thesis, University Maine, Orono. 173 pp.

A study area visited daily by Milne (1963) was compared with a relatively undisturbed control area. Although success of common eider was somewhat lower (3%) in the disturbed area, the difference was not significant. However, in this present study success was significantly lower in the disturbed area.

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