Population Trends of Tundra-Nesting Birds at Cape Churchill, Manitoba, in Relation to Increasing Goose Populations

• Published in: The Condor
• Main Authors: John E. Sammler, David E. Andersen, Susan K. Skagen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Ornithological Society 2008
• Subjects: Canada; Cape Churchill; Calidris alpina; Churchill; Dunlin; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2008.8438

To assess potential changes in tundra-nesting bird populations relative to increased herbivory by growing Lesser Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) and Ross's Goose (C. rossii) populations, we estimated avian population densities in coastal tundra near Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada...