Breeding ecology of the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) in Breiðafjörður, West Iceland

Breiðafjörður Bay, West Iceland, is an important breeding, molting and wintering area for the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) (hereafter Eider). Eider farmers have collected nest down for centuries in the area. The aims of the doctoral thesis centered on feeding and breeding ecology of Eiders in...

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Main Author: Þórður Örn Kristjánsson 1981-
Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Rif
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/25681