Nesting Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Population Quintuples in Northwest Greenland

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Burnham, Kurt K., Johnson, Jeff A., Konkel, Bridger, Burnham, Jennifer L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2012
• Subjects: common eider; Somateria mollissima; population growth; Greenland; Avanersuaq District; eider à duvet; accroissement de la population; Groenland; district d’Avanersuaq; Five Islands; Single Island; Arctic; Avanersuaq; Common Eider; Eider à duvet
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67290

Common eider (Somateria mollissima) populations in Greenland severely declined throughout the 20th century. As a result, in 2001, harvest regulations were changed and the length of the hunting season was reduced. Recent data suggest that these changes have been successful, and population regrowth is...