The distribution and nest survival of Giant Canada Geese breeding in Iowa

• Main Author: Towery, Brenna N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Iowa State University Digital Repository 2015
• Subjects: Wildlife Ecology; Giant Canada Goose; Habitat Modeling; Iowa; Nest Survival; Natural Resources Management and Policy; Canada; Rice Lake; Canada Goose
• Online Access: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14193; https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5200&context=etd

Updated measurements of Canada goose distribution and nest survival are essential to develop and evaluate management strategies. Iowa's protocols for monitoring the Canada goose breeding population use a stratified random sampling method to select square-mile sections to be surveyed by helicopt...