Patterns of predation of Pink-footed Goose nests by polar bear

• Published in: Ornis Norvegica
• Main Authors: Prop, Jouke, Oudman, Thomas, van Spanje, Tom M., Wolters, Eva H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Norwegian
• Published: Norsk Ornitologisk Forening 2013
• Subjects: Nordenskiöldkysten; Svalbard; Anser brachyrhynchus; Pink-footed Goose; Tundra; Ursus maritimus; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/439; https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v36i0.439

This study explored patterns of predation by polar bear Ursus maritimus on the nests of Pink-footed Geese Anser brachyrhynchus on the coastal tundra stretch Nordenskiöldkysten, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Goose nests occurred in densities of up to 126 nests/km2 (mean=6.4), at an average dis...