Aspects of Common Eider Nesting Ecology in Labrador

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Chaulk, Keith, Robertson, Gregory J., Montevecchi, William A., Ryan, Pierre C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: common eider; Somateria mollissima; Labrador; nest initiation; nest surveys; clutch size; eider à duvet; début de la couvaison; relevés des nids; taille de la couvée; Makkovik; Nain; Arctic; Common Eider; Eider à duvet; Hopedale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63444

The status, distribution, and nesting ecology of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) breeding in Labrador are not well known. This study is an initial effort to improve understanding of the nesting ecology of eiders on the Labrador coast, a zone of intergradation between the northern (S. m. boreali...