Breeding in a den of thieves: pros and cons of nesting close to egg predators.

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: De Fouw, J., Bom, R. A., Klaassen, R., Müskens, G.J.D.M., De Vries, P.P., Popov, I.Y., Kokorev, Y.I., Ebbinge, B.S., Nolet, B.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: international; Arctic; Guano; Recess; Arctic Fox; Branta bernicla; brent geese; Taimyr; Vulpes lagopus; Siberia
• Online Access: https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/66b3ad8d-f3d2-4378-8f07-f268b5f1525d; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1353; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11755/66b3ad8d-f3d2-4378-8f07-f268b5f1525d; https://pure.knaw.nl/ws/files/2157555/6021_Fouw.pdf; http://mda.vliz.be/mda/directlink.php?fid=VLIZ_00000354_5824ceec1d9fe

Breeding success of many Arctic-breeding bird populations varies with lemming cycles due to prey switching behavior of generalist predators. Several bird species breed on islands to escape from generalist predators like Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus, but little is known about how these species interact....