Common Eider (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) Nest Cover and Depredation on Central Alaskan Beaufort Sea Barrier Islands

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Noel, Lynn E., Johnson, Stephen R., O'Doherty, Gillian M., Butcher, Matthew K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: arctic fox; Alopex lagopus; driftwood habitat; egg depredation; glaucous gull; Larus hyperboreus; polar bear; Ursus maritimus; renard arctique; habitat de bois flotté; déprédation des oeufs; goéland bourgmestre; ours polaire; Arctic; Barrier Islands; Renard; Arctic Fox; Arctique*; Beaufort Sea; Common Eider; Glaucous Gull; Goéland bourgmestre; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63467

Female common eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) generally select nest sites in areas with driftwood cover. Previous studies of common eiders have shown a positive relationship between nest success and driftwood cover. Our observations led us to hypothesize that cover does not enhance nest succe...