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.H.G., 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: Branta bernicla (Linnaeus; 1758); Larus; Arctic; Guano; Recess; Arctic Fox; Branta bernicla; brent geese; Taimyr; Vulpes lagopus; Siberia
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/82/293782.pdf

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