The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973

An expedition to Spitsbergen in summer 1973 to study and ring Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis is described. 416 geese were ringed, and weights and measurements taken. Other studies involved food and feeding behaviour of the geese, general botanical recording and filming. 94% of the 350 geese marked...

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Main Authors: Jackson, E E, Ogilvie, M A, Owen, M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wildfowl Press 1974
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/155890
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description An expedition to Spitsbergen in summer 1973 to study and ring Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis is described. 416 geese were ringed, and weights and measurements taken. Other studies involved food and feeding behaviour of the geese, general botanical recording and filming. 94% of the 350 geese marked with large lettered plastic rings have been identified back on the wintering grounds in Scotland.
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spelling ftkbcopenhojs:oai:ojs.ojs3-stage.kb.dk:article/155890 2026-03-29T14:50:37+00:00 The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973 Jackson, E E Ogilvie, M A Owen, M 1974-11-01 application/pdf https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/155890 eng eng Wildfowl Press https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/155890/198415 https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/155890 Copyright (c) 2021 Wildfowl Wildfowl; Vol. 25 (1974): Wildfowl 25; 102-116 Wildfowl; Årg. 25 (1974): Wildfowl 25; 102-116 2052-6458 0954-6324 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fagfællebedømt artikel 1974 ftkbcopenhojs 2026-03-02T15:16:49Z An expedition to Spitsbergen in summer 1973 to study and ring Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis is described. 416 geese were ringed, and weights and measurements taken. Other studies involved food and feeding behaviour of the geese, general botanical recording and filming. 94% of the 350 geese marked with large lettered plastic rings have been identified back on the wintering grounds in Scotland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Branta leucopsis Spitsbergen Unknown
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Ogilvie, M A
Owen, M
The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973
title The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973
title_full The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973
title_fullStr The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973
title_full_unstemmed The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973
title_short The Wildfowl Trust expedition to Spitsbergen, 1973
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url https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/155890