Monitoring of the abundance of avian predator species on Akimiski Island, Nunavut

• Main Author: Abraham, Kenneth F.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2012
• Subjects: Akimiski Island; American crow; Canada goose; Common raven; Herring gull; Monitoring; Peregrine falcon; Snow geese; Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - Terrestrial; International Polar Year-Arctic Wildlife Observatories Linking Vulnerable EcoSystems; Arctic; Nunavut; Canada; Akimiski island; Canada Goose; Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program; Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna; International Polar Year; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/1737; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=1737

Abundance of avian predator species is determined through visual counts. These are 10-minute counts conducted every 2 hours while walking through each coastal segment of the goose nesting study area during nest search, hatch monitoring or other work post-hatch. Counts are averaged among observers for each time period and segment. GPS location is recorded for each count. Historical predator counts are available from two segments for 1998-2000. Cast pellets are collected opportunistically. Isotope samples of prey were collected in concert with the food-web project. ** If data are downloaded and used for analyses, it would greatly be appreciated that the principal investigator be informed. : Purpose: To estimate the relative abundance of avian predators species on Akimiski Island in Nunavut. Specifically, to monitor avian predators of waterfowl nests as a possible covariate of goose nesting success. : Summary: Not Applicable