Where might the western Svalbard tundra be vulnerable to pink‐footed goose ( Anser brachyrhynchus) population expansion? Clues from species distribution models

• Published in: Diversity and Distributions
• Main Authors: Wisz, Mary S., Tamstorf, Mikkel P., Madsen, Jesper, Jespersen, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Arctic; Sassendalen; Svalbard; Anser brachyrhynchus; Pink-footed Goose; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00408.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1472-4642.2007.00408.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00408.x

ABSTRACT Pink‐footed geese ( Anser brachyrhynchus ) breed in the Arctic, where their populations have doubled since the 1980s. There is concern that nesting geese disturb the fragile tundra and lead to a trophic cascade with strong top‐down effects on vegetation and soil processes. A better understa...