Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season

Pinnipeds have a high predictability, both spatial and temporal, and tend to be distributed in patches, which permitting tourists easy access to them. However, the presence of tourists may generate a negative impact on the animals. The objective of this study was to evaluate, for the first time in C...

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Autores principales:	Pavez,Guido, Muñoz,Lily, Inostroza,Patricia, Sepúlveda,Maritza
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2011
Materias:	Animal behavior ecotourism management pinnipeds Chile
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-195720110002000042011-11-07Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding seasonPavez,GuidoMuñoz,LilyInostroza,PatriciaSepúlveda,Maritza Animal behavior ecotourism management pinnipeds Chile Pinnipeds have a high predictability, both spatial and temporal, and tend to be distributed in patches, which permitting tourists easy access to them. However, the presence of tourists may generate a negative impact on the animals. The objective of this study was to evaluate, for the first time in Chile, the effect of ecotourism activities on the behavior of the South American sea lion Otaria flavescens during the reproductive season. We recorded a total of 44 visiting boats to the reproductive colony of this species on Isla Chañaral. The attitude of the majority of the tourists was a quiet one; however this was followed by moderate and disturbing behavior. The response of sea lions was mainly to escape, followed by a period of inactive and alert. The response of sea lions was negatively related to the distance at which the boats approached the colony, but was not related to the time boats remained in the colony or the behavior of tourists. Our results show that the South American sea lion is negatively affected by human presence, shown by the escape of individuals from the colony to the sea. Escaping from the colony may generate negative physiological effects on an animal physiological effects on an animal, and ultimately affect the fitness of the individual. We suggest that future studies should evaluate changes in behavior during the reproductive season and in other periods, and the behavior of sea lions at different ages and sexes, to provide tools to improve the management of tourist activities on the South American sea lion in Chile.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del MarRevista de biología marina y oceanografía v.46 n.2 20112011-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572011000200004en10.4067/S0718-19572011000200004
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spellingShingle	Animal behavior ecotourism management pinnipeds Chile Pavez,Guido Muñoz,Lily Inostroza,Patricia Sepúlveda,Maritza Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
description	Pinnipeds have a high predictability, both spatial and temporal, and tend to be distributed in patches, which permitting tourists easy access to them. However, the presence of tourists may generate a negative impact on the animals. The objective of this study was to evaluate, for the first time in Chile, the effect of ecotourism activities on the behavior of the South American sea lion Otaria flavescens during the reproductive season. We recorded a total of 44 visiting boats to the reproductive colony of this species on Isla Chañaral. The attitude of the majority of the tourists was a quiet one; however this was followed by moderate and disturbing behavior. The response of sea lions was mainly to escape, followed by a period of inactive and alert. The response of sea lions was negatively related to the distance at which the boats approached the colony, but was not related to the time boats remained in the colony or the behavior of tourists. Our results show that the South American sea lion is negatively affected by human presence, shown by the escape of individuals from the colony to the sea. Escaping from the colony may generate negative physiological effects on an animal physiological effects on an animal, and ultimately affect the fitness of the individual. We suggest that future studies should evaluate changes in behavior during the reproductive season and in other periods, and the behavior of sea lions at different ages and sexes, to provide tools to improve the management of tourist activities on the South American sea lion in Chile.
author	Pavez,Guido Muñoz,Lily Inostroza,Patricia Sepúlveda,Maritza
author_facet	Pavez,Guido Muñoz,Lily Inostroza,Patricia Sepúlveda,Maritza
author_sort	Pavez,Guido
title	Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
title_short	Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
title_full	Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
title_fullStr	Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
title_full_unstemmed	Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
title_sort	behavioral response of south american sea lion otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season
publisher	Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2011
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Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season

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