Data from: Is it worthwhile scaring geese to alleviate damage to crops? – an experimental study ...

• Main Authors: Simonsen, Caroline Ernberg, Madsen, Jesper, Tombre, Ingunn M., Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2016
• Subjects: experimental scaring; dose–response; Agricultural conflict; crop damage; crop protection; spring staging; pink-footed goose; goose behaviour; Anser brachyrhynchus; Norway; Pink-footed Goose
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.62b84; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.62b84

Increasing population sizes of geese are the cause of numerous agricultural conflicts in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Scaring is often used as a tool to chase geese away from fields, either as a means to protect vulnerable crops or as part of goose management schemes to drive geese to accommodation areas. Geese are quick to habituate to stationary scaring devices; hence, active scaring by humans is often employed. However, it remains undocumented how much effort is required for active scaring to be effective. We explored the relationship between intensity of active human scaring on field use and behaviour by geese. Using an experimental framework, we applied four different scaring doses per day (geese were scared either 2, 5, 7 or 10 times per day), to random pastures in a pink-footed goose spring staging area in mid-Norway, and recorded goose flock sizes, fleeing response distances, and average weekly goose densities assessed by dropping densities. In addition, we counted droppings in fields ... : Dropping count dataPink-footed goose dropping counts from fieldwork in Nord-Trøndelag in Norwaycount_final.txtGoose scaring distance dataFlight distance between scarer and goose flock when fleeing. Data are from fieldwork in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway 2012dist_final.txtObserved goose flock sizeFlock sizes of Pink-footed geese observed mornings and evening during fieldwork in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway 2012flockeq_final.txtField info related to goose scaring experimentsPhysical data on field level in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway 2012poly_final.txtR script of analyses of dropping counts, fleeing distance and flock sizeComplete script of analyses of all data used in the MS 'Is it worthwhile scaring geese to alleviate damage to crops? – An experimental study' by Simonsen, Caroline; Madsen, Jesper; Tombre, Ingunn; Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob. J. Appl. Eco.scar_all_scripts_appl_eco.R ...