Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland
The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a wader that breeds in subarctic regions from Iceland to Russia, and for which global populations are in decline. We studied snipe breeding in western Iceland between 1998 and 2020, locating nests and ringing birds annually. In 2019 and 2020, we deployed geo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:421476c888514cb28845042e5634d6ce 2023-05-15T16:44:14+02:00 Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland Aevar Petersen Sverrir Thorstensen Ib K. Petersen Scott W. Petrek Kane Brides Anna M. Calvert Mark L. Mallory Gregory J. Robertson Sarah E. Gutowsky 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8616 https://doaj.org/article/421476c888514cb28845042e5634d6ce EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8616/15371 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 0800-0395 1751-8369 doi:10.33265/polar.v42.8616 https://doaj.org/article/421476c888514cb28845042e5634d6ce Polar Research, Vol 42, Pp 1-14 (2023) gallinago gallinago wintering geolocator nao ireland habitat loss Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8616 2023-04-09T00:30:38Z The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a wader that breeds in subarctic regions from Iceland to Russia, and for which global populations are in decline. We studied snipe breeding in western Iceland between 1998 and 2020, locating nests and ringing birds annually. In 2019 and 2020, we deployed geolocators on nesting adults to estimate the timing of their annual migration and the location of overwintering areas. Birds moved principally between breeding locations in Iceland to wintering areas in Ireland, although some birds may winter farther north. We also found that apparent annual adult survival averaged 66%, but was higher in years with warmer, wetter winters. Given the similarity of our survival estimates to those from snipe elsewhere, we suggest that adult survival is unlikely a major contributor to declining populations, and other factors like habitat loss may be of more concern. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Polar Research Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Polar Research 42 |
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The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a wader that breeds in subarctic regions from Iceland to Russia, and for which global populations are in decline. We studied snipe breeding in western Iceland between 1998 and 2020, locating nests and ringing birds annually. In 2019 and 2020, we deployed geolocators on nesting adults to estimate the timing of their annual migration and the location of overwintering areas. Birds moved principally between breeding locations in Iceland to wintering areas in Ireland, although some birds may winter farther north. We also found that apparent annual adult survival averaged 66%, but was higher in years with warmer, wetter winters. Given the similarity of our survival estimates to those from snipe elsewhere, we suggest that adult survival is unlikely a major contributor to declining populations, and other factors like habitat loss may be of more concern. |
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Aevar Petersen Sverrir Thorstensen Ib K. Petersen Scott W. Petrek Kane Brides Anna M. Calvert Mark L. Mallory Gregory J. Robertson Sarah E. Gutowsky |
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Aevar Petersen Sverrir Thorstensen Ib K. Petersen Scott W. Petrek Kane Brides Anna M. Calvert Mark L. Mallory Gregory J. Robertson Sarah E. Gutowsky |
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Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland |
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Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland |
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Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland |
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Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland |
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Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland |
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adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in iceland |
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