Change in Abundance of Pacific Brant Wintering in Alaska: Evidence of a Climate Warming Effect?

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Ward, David H., Dau, Christian P., Tibbitts, T. Lee, Sedinger, James S., Anderson, Betty A., Hines, James E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Alaska Peninsula; abundance; Branta bernicla nigricans; climate warming; distribution; Izembek Lagoon; Pacific brant; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; wintering; péninsule de l’Alaska; abondance; réchauffement climatique; répartition; lagune Izembek; bernache cravant du Pacifique; oscillation pacifique décennale; Arctic; Brant; Pacific; Bernache cravant; Branta bernicla; subarctique*; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63214

Winter distribution of Pacific Flyway brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) has shifted northward from low-temperate areas to sub-Arctic areas over the last 42 years. We assessed the winter abundance and distribution of brant in Alaska to evaluate whether climate warming may be contributing to positive...