Density dependent population limitation in Dark-bellied Brent Geese

• Main Authors: Ebbinge, B., Heesterbeek, J.A.P., Ens, B.J., Goedhart, P.W.
• Other Authors: Universiteit Utrecht, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: density dependence; seasonal environment; Branta b. bernicia; population modelling; population limitation; Taymyr; Thumb; brent geese; Taymyr Peninsula; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/383698

The dynamics were investigated of the world population of dark-bellied brent geese Branta b. bernicla, which winter in western Europe and reproduce on the Siberian tundra. The world population was fluctuating between approximately 220,000 and 315,000 individuals in the last decade of the 20th centur...