Foraging and energy acquisition by black brant (Branta bernicla nicricans) on South Humboldt Bay, California

• Main Author: Elkinton, Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Black, Jeffrey M.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Humboldt State University 2013
• Subjects: Behavior; Brant; Branta bernicla nigricans; Eelgrass; Foraging; Geese; Humboldt Bay; Zostera marina; Arctic; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1648

Thesis (M.S.)--Humboldt State University, Natural Resources: Wildlife, 2013 Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) breed in the Arctic and sub-Arctic in spring, a time when food resources are limited. They rely largely on energy stores, acquired at staging sites, for migration and to support egg la...