High-Arctic nesting geese occupying less favourable nest sites are more vulnerable to predation

We thank Norwegian Polar Institute for logistical sup-port and the Governor of Svalbard for allowing access to Sassendalen. The authors thank the Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra programme for assistance with this study. Comments and suggestions from review-ers greatly improved the m...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Anderson, Helen B, Fuglei, Eva, Madsen, Jesper, Van der Wal, Rene
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Predator-prey interactions
Arctic foxes
pink-footed geese
late snowmelt
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE
FOXES ALOPEX-LAGOPUS
REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS
BARNACLE GEESE
SNOW COVER
POPULATION
FOOD
AVAILABILITY
EXPANSION
RESPONSES
QH301 Biology
QH301
Alopex lagopus
Arctic
Norwegian Polar Institute
Pink-footed Goose
Polar Research
Svalbard
Tundra
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2164/12432
https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3352
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Summary:We thank Norwegian Polar Institute for logistical sup-port and the Governor of Svalbard for allowing access to Sassendalen. The authors thank the Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra programme for assistance with this study. Comments and suggestions from review-ers greatly improved the manuscript, and we thank them for their time and recommendations. Peer reviewed

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