Ross' Goose and Lesser Snow Goose colonies in the central Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Kerbes, R. H., McLandress, M. R., Smith, G. E. J., Beyersbergen, G. W., Godwin, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Queen Maud Gulf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z83-021; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z83-021

A total of 133 700 nesting Ross' Geese and Lesser Snow Geese (Anser rossii and Anser c. caerulescens), in 30 colonies, were photographed in the central Canadian Arctic, Queen Maud Gulf, N.W.T., in June 1976. Estimated species totals were 77 300 Ross' Geese and 56 400 Lesser Snow Geese (of...