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: California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 2013
• Subjects: Behavior; Brant; Zostera marina; Humboldt Bay; Foraging; Branta bernicla nigricans; Geese; Eelgrass; Humboldt State University > Theses > Wildlife; Arctic; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1648

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 laying and incubation. In California, Humboldt Bay is the most important stagi...