High-Arctic nesting geese occupying less favourable nest sites are more vulnerable to predation
In a simple, rodent-free Arctic ecosystem in Svalbard, we assessed the nest-site characteristics of the main (and highly abundant) migratory herbivore—pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus)—to determine which nesting geese were preferentially attacked and killed by the only local predator of adult...
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| Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Polar Research |
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3352/9284 |