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dc.contributor.authorChapman, Renee
dc.contributor.authorJones, Darryl
dc.contributor.editorD Rounsevell
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:23:17Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:23:17Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-06-16T05:41:43Z
dc.identifier.issn1037-258X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/30289
dc.description.abstractWildlife feeding is very popular and widespread throughout the Western world. In Australia, the public is actively engaged in both private and public settings. Duck feeding in urban lakes, in particular, is a popular public activity. This preliminary study investigated the practice of duck feeding at 10 locations within south-east Queensland. The diversity of waterbird species fed was consistent with previous studies within the region. An unexpected finding was the abundance of domesticated ducks present. Dabbling duck species were seen to take advantage of feeding whereas grazing duck species did not. It was found that duck feeding was a common practice of humans and that on average people were involved for 4.5 minutes and fed an average of 4.9 slices of bread per feeding session. This suggests a need for further study into the potential impacts of bread deposited into the water system and the general health of duck species.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent314302 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherQueensland Ornithological Society
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://birdsqueensland.org.au/sunbird_index.php
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom19
dc.relation.ispartofpageto28
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe Sunbird
dc.relation.ispartofvolume39
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBehavioural Ecology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0608
dc.titleJust feeding the ducks: quantifying a common wildlife-human interaction
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Birds Queensland. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorJones, Darryl N.
gro.griffith.authorChapman, Renee A.


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