Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis
The selection of salt‐marsh feeding sites by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis was investigated on Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands. Use of sites by geese was estimated by counts of goose droppings. Geese spent significantly more time grazing in sites with evidence of Herring Gull Larus arge...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1991.tb04820.x 2024-06-02T08:04:35+00:00 Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis BAZELY, D. R. EWINS, P. J. McCLEERY, R. H. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1991.tb04820.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1991.tb04820.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1991.tb04820.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ibis volume 133, issue 2, page 111-114 ISSN 0019-1019 1474-919X journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1991.tb04820.x 2024-05-03T10:49:22Z The selection of salt‐marsh feeding sites by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis was investigated on Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands. Use of sites by geese was estimated by counts of goose droppings. Geese spent significantly more time grazing in sites with evidence of Herring Gull Larus argentatus and Lesser Black‐backed Gull Lfuscus breeding activity than in nearby non‐gull sites. The nitrogen content of red fescue grass Festuca rubra was significantly greater in gull sites. We suggest that the geese preferred to feed in these locations because of the improved nutritional value of the grass. The higher nitrogen content of F. rubra in gull sites was most likely the result of nutrient inputs from gull droppings rather than goose droppings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Branta leucopsis Lesser black-backed gull Wiley Online Library Ibis 133 2 111 114 |
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The selection of salt‐marsh feeding sites by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis was investigated on Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands. Use of sites by geese was estimated by counts of goose droppings. Geese spent significantly more time grazing in sites with evidence of Herring Gull Larus argentatus and Lesser Black‐backed Gull Lfuscus breeding activity than in nearby non‐gull sites. The nitrogen content of red fescue grass Festuca rubra was significantly greater in gull sites. We suggest that the geese preferred to feed in these locations because of the improved nutritional value of the grass. The higher nitrogen content of F. rubra in gull sites was most likely the result of nutrient inputs from gull droppings rather than goose droppings. |
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Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis |
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Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis |
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Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis |
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Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis |
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Possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis |
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possible effects of local enrichment by gulls on feeding‐site selection by wintering barnacle geese branta leucopsis |
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