Factors influencing wetland use by Canada geese

Seasonal and semi-permanent wetlands in eastern South Dakota were surveyed in 1995 and 1996 to identify habitat characteristics influencing wetland use by Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima). Position of a wetland within the landscape and its area were important landscape-scale features influenc...

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Main Authors: Naugle, David E., Gleason, Jeffrey S., Jenks, Jonathan A., Higgins, Kenneth E., Mammenga, Paul W., Nusser, Sarah M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Iowa State University Digital Repository 1997
Subjects:
Canada goose
discriminant function analysis
eastern South Dakota
GIS
landscapes
wetlands
Biometry
Biostatistics
Geographic Information Sciences
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Ornithology
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Water Resource Management
Canada
Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
Online Access:https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/stat_las_pubs/5
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=stat_las_pubs
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Summary:Seasonal and semi-permanent wetlands in eastern South Dakota were surveyed in 1995 and 1996 to identify habitat characteristics influencing wetland use by Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima). Position of a wetland within the landscape and its area were important landscape-scale features influencing wetland use by geese. Our delineation of potential Canada goose habitat using a wetland geographic information system indicated that distribution and area of semi-permanent wetlands likely limit Canada goose occurrence in regions outside the Prairie Coteau. Periodicity in hydrologic cycles within landscapes also may influence goose use of wetlands in eastern South Dakota.

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