The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history
Overall, the nesting population of Great Basin Canada geese (Branta canadensis moffitti) on the Hanford Site in southcentral Washington State is doing well and appears to be increasing. The average annual total nests for the period 1981 through 1990 was 215 nests, which is slightly above the average...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:5037430 2023-07-30T04:02:44+02:00 The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history Fitzner, R.E. Rickard, W.H. Eberhardt, L.E. Gray, R.H. 2008-02-06 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5037430 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5037430 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5037430 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5037430 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS GEESE POPULATION DYNAMICS HANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS POPULATION DENSITY HISTORICAL ASPECTS BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS COLUMBIA RIVER ECOLOGY EGGS HABITAT HANFORD RESERVATION HATCHING ISLANDS POPULATIONS ANIMALS BIRDS FOWL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS PRODUCTION REACTORS REACTORS RIVERS STREAMS SURFACE WATERS US DOE US ERDA US ORGANIZATIONS VERTEBRATES 2008 ftosti 2023-07-11T10:36:06Z Overall, the nesting population of Great Basin Canada geese (Branta canadensis moffitti) on the Hanford Site in southcentral Washington State is doing well and appears to be increasing. The average annual total nests for the period 1981 through 1990 was 215 nests, which is slightly above the average reported for the period 1950 through 1970. The nesting population has shifted its nucleus from upriver islands (1--10) to the lower river islands (11--20) with over 70% of the present-day nesting occurring on Islands 17, 18, 19, 20. The annual percent-successful nests from 1981 through 1990 was 80%. This is above the 71% reported for 1950 to 1970, but is below the 82% reported for 1971 to 1980. Average annual clutch size for 1981 to 1990 was 6.05, which is above the 1971-to-1980 average of 5.6 and the 1950-to-70 average of 5.5. Next desertions for 1981 to 1990 averaged 8%. This rate is well below the 14% reported for 1950 to 1970. Predators were responsible for an annual predation rate of 9% from 1981 to 1990. This is below the 1950-to-1970 annual average predation rate of 14%. Flooding losses to nests were low during the 1980s, except for 1989 and 1990 when 6% and 9% of the total nests, respectively, were destroyed by flooding. 9 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab. Other/Unknown Material Branta canadensis Canada Goose SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Canada River Islands ENVELOPE(-55.765,-55.765,52.317,52.317) |
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS GEESE POPULATION DYNAMICS HANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS POPULATION DENSITY HISTORICAL ASPECTS BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS COLUMBIA RIVER ECOLOGY EGGS HABITAT HANFORD RESERVATION HATCHING ISLANDS POPULATIONS ANIMALS BIRDS FOWL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS PRODUCTION REACTORS REACTORS RIVERS STREAMS SURFACE WATERS US DOE US ERDA US ORGANIZATIONS VERTEBRATES Fitzner, R.E. Rickard, W.H. Eberhardt, L.E. Gray, R.H. The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history |
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS GEESE POPULATION DYNAMICS HANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS POPULATION DENSITY HISTORICAL ASPECTS BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS COLUMBIA RIVER ECOLOGY EGGS HABITAT HANFORD RESERVATION HATCHING ISLANDS POPULATIONS ANIMALS BIRDS FOWL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS PRODUCTION REACTORS REACTORS RIVERS STREAMS SURFACE WATERS US DOE US ERDA US ORGANIZATIONS VERTEBRATES |
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Overall, the nesting population of Great Basin Canada geese (Branta canadensis moffitti) on the Hanford Site in southcentral Washington State is doing well and appears to be increasing. The average annual total nests for the period 1981 through 1990 was 215 nests, which is slightly above the average reported for the period 1950 through 1970. The nesting population has shifted its nucleus from upriver islands (1--10) to the lower river islands (11--20) with over 70% of the present-day nesting occurring on Islands 17, 18, 19, 20. The annual percent-successful nests from 1981 through 1990 was 80%. This is above the 71% reported for 1950 to 1970, but is below the 82% reported for 1971 to 1980. Average annual clutch size for 1981 to 1990 was 6.05, which is above the 1971-to-1980 average of 5.6 and the 1950-to-70 average of 5.5. Next desertions for 1981 to 1990 averaged 8%. This rate is well below the 14% reported for 1950 to 1970. Predators were responsible for an annual predation rate of 9% from 1981 to 1990. This is below the 1950-to-1970 annual average predation rate of 14%. Flooding losses to nests were low during the 1980s, except for 1989 and 1990 when 6% and 9% of the total nests, respectively, were destroyed by flooding. 9 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab. |
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Fitzner, R.E. Rickard, W.H. Eberhardt, L.E. Gray, R.H. |
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Fitzner, R.E. Rickard, W.H. Eberhardt, L.E. Gray, R.H. |
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Fitzner, R.E. |
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The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history |
title_short |
The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history |
title_full |
The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history |
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The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history |
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The Great Basin Canada goose in southcentral Washington: A 40-year nesting history |
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great basin canada goose in southcentral washington: a 40-year nesting history |
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2008 |
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Canada River Islands |
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Canada River Islands |
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Branta canadensis Canada Goose |
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Branta canadensis Canada Goose |
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