A multi-isotope (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S, δ2H) approach to establishing migratory connectivity in lesser snow geese: Tracking an overabundant species.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Drew N Fowler, Elisabeth B Webb, Frank B Baldwin, Mark P Vrtiska, Keith A Hobson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Baffin Island; Karrak Lake; Akimiski Island; Akimiski island; Baffin; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203077; https://doaj.org/article/423d5990509644d190537c62a029213a

Expanding populations of North American midcontinent lesser snow geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) have potential to alter ecosystems throughout the Arctic and subarctic where they breed. Efforts to understand origins of harvested lesser snow geese to better inform management decisions have tr...