More management, less damage? With increasing population size, economic costs of managing geese to minimize yield losses may outweigh benefits
Conflicts between farmers and geese are intensifying; yet, it remains unclear how interactions between goose population size and management regimes affect yield loss and economic costs. We investigate the costeffectiveness of accommodation and scaring areas in relation to barnacle goose (Branta leuc...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/625788 2024-04-28T08:14:21+00:00 More management, less damage? With increasing population size, economic costs of managing geese to minimize yield losses may outweigh benefits de Jager, Monique Buitendijk, Nelleke H. Wiegers, Yannicck Baveco, J.M. Nolet, Bart A. 2024 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/more-management-less-damage-with-increasing-population-size-econo https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119949 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/647661 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/more-management-less-damage-with-increasing-population-size-econo doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119949 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research Journal of Environmental Management 351 (2024) ISSN: 0301-4797 Barnacle Goose Article/Letter to editor 2024 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119949 2024-04-03T14:14:54Z Conflicts between farmers and geese are intensifying; yet, it remains unclear how interactions between goose population size and management regimes affect yield loss and economic costs. We investigate the costeffectiveness of accommodation and scaring areas in relation to barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) population size. We use an existing individual-based model of barnacle geese foraging in nature, accommodation, and scaring areas in Friesland, the Netherlands, to study the most cost-effective management under varying population sizes (i.e., between 20 and 200% of the current size). Our study shows that population size non-linearly affects yield loss costs and total costs per goose. The most cost-effective management scenario for intermediate to large populations is to avoid scaring of geese. For small populations, intensive scaring resulted in minimized yield loss costs and total costs, but also substantially lower goose body mass. Our results strongly suggest that scaring becomes a less effective management measure as goose populations increase. Conflicts between farmers and geese are intensifying; yet, it remains unclear how interactions between goose population size and management regimes affect yield loss and economic costs. We investigate the costeffectiveness of accommodation and scaring areas in relation to barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) population size. We use an existing individual-based model of barnacle geese foraging in nature, accommodation, and scaring areas in Friesland, the Netherlands, to study the most cost-effective management under varying population sizes (i.e., between 20 and 200% of the current size). Our study shows that population size non-linearly affects yield loss costs and total costs per goose. The most cost-effective management scenario for intermediate to large populations is to avoid scaring of geese. For small populations, intensive scaring resulted in minimized yield loss costs and total costs, but also substantially lower goose body mass. Our results strongly suggest ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Pathogens 13 1 83 |
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Conflicts between farmers and geese are intensifying; yet, it remains unclear how interactions between goose population size and management regimes affect yield loss and economic costs. We investigate the costeffectiveness of accommodation and scaring areas in relation to barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) population size. We use an existing individual-based model of barnacle geese foraging in nature, accommodation, and scaring areas in Friesland, the Netherlands, to study the most cost-effective management under varying population sizes (i.e., between 20 and 200% of the current size). Our study shows that population size non-linearly affects yield loss costs and total costs per goose. The most cost-effective management scenario for intermediate to large populations is to avoid scaring of geese. For small populations, intensive scaring resulted in minimized yield loss costs and total costs, but also substantially lower goose body mass. Our results strongly suggest that scaring becomes a less effective management measure as goose populations increase. Conflicts between farmers and geese are intensifying; yet, it remains unclear how interactions between goose population size and management regimes affect yield loss and economic costs. We investigate the costeffectiveness of accommodation and scaring areas in relation to barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) population size. We use an existing individual-based model of barnacle geese foraging in nature, accommodation, and scaring areas in Friesland, the Netherlands, to study the most cost-effective management under varying population sizes (i.e., between 20 and 200% of the current size). Our study shows that population size non-linearly affects yield loss costs and total costs per goose. The most cost-effective management scenario for intermediate to large populations is to avoid scaring of geese. For small populations, intensive scaring resulted in minimized yield loss costs and total costs, but also substantially lower goose body mass. Our results strongly suggest ... |
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More management, less damage? With increasing population size, economic costs of managing geese to minimize yield losses may outweigh benefits |
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More management, less damage? With increasing population size, economic costs of managing geese to minimize yield losses may outweigh benefits |
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More management, less damage? With increasing population size, economic costs of managing geese to minimize yield losses may outweigh benefits |
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