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Brown JM, Bouten W, Camphuysen KCJ, Nolet BA, Shamoun-Baranes J. Energetic and behavioral consequences of migration: an empirical evaluation in the context of the full annual cycle. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1210. [PMID: 36681726 PMCID: PMC9867707 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28198-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Seasonal migrations are used by diverse animal taxa, yet the costs and benefits of migrating have rarely been empirically examined. The aim of this study was to determine how migration influences two ecological currencies, energy expenditure and time allocated towards different behaviors, in a full annual cycle context. We compare these currencies among lesser black-backed gulls that range from short- (< 250 km) to long-distance (> 4500 km) migrants. Daily time-activity budgets were reconstructed from tri-axial acceleration and GPS, which, in conjunction with a bioenergetics model to estimate thermoregulatory costs, enabled us to estimate daily energy expenditure throughout the year. We found that migration strategy had no effect on annual energy expenditure, however, energy expenditure through time deviated more from the annual average as migration distance increased. Patterns in time-activity budgets were similar across strategies, suggesting migration strategy does not limit behavioral adjustments required for other annual cycle stages (breeding, molt, wintering). Variation among individuals using the same strategy was high, suggesting that daily behavioral decisions (e.g. foraging strategy) contribute more towards energy expenditure than an individual's migration strategy. These findings provide unprecedented new understanding regarding the relative importance of fine versus broad-scale behavioral strategies towards annual energy expenditures.
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- J Morgan Brown
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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West BM, Wildhaber ML, Aagaard KJ, Thogmartin WE, Moore AP, Hooper MJ. Migration and energetics model predicts delayed migration and likely starvation in oiled waterbirds. Ecol Modell 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kölzsch A, Lameris TK, Müskens GJDM, Schreven KHT, Buitendijk NH, Kruckenberg H, Moonen S, Heinicke T, Cao L, Madsen J, Wikelski M, Nolet BA. Wild goose chase: Geese flee high and far, and with aftereffects from New Year's fireworks. Conserv Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Andrea Kölzsch
- Department of Migration Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Radolfzell Germany
- Department of Biology University of Konstanz Konstanz Germany
- Institute for Wetlands and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) e.V. Verden Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University Den Burg The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Institute for Wetlands and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) e.V. Verden Germany
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- Team Animal Ecology Wageningen Environmental Research Wageningen The Netherlands
- Institute of Avian Research Wilhelmshaven Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology Research Center for Eco‐Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Department of Ecoscience Aarhus University Rønde Denmark
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- Department of Migration Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Radolfzell Germany
- Department of Biology University of Konstanz Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Buitendijk NH, de Jager M, Hornman M, Kruckenberg H, Kölzsch A, Moonen S, Nolet BA. More grazing, more damage? Assessed yield loss on agricultural grassland relates nonlinearly to goose grazing pressure. J Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nelleke H. Buitendijk
- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Dutch Centre For Field Ornithology (Sovon) Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Institute for Wetlands and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) e.V Verden (Aller) Germany
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- Institute for Wetlands and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) e.V Verden (Aller) Germany
- Department of Migration Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Radolfzell Germany
- Department of Biology University of Konstanz Constance Germany
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- Institute for Avian Research Wilhelmshaven Germany
- Wageningen Environmental Research (WEnR), Team Animal Ecology Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Lameris TK, Dokter AM, van der Jeugd HP, Bouten W, Koster J, Sand SHH, Westerduin C, Nolet BA. Nocturnal foraging lifts time constraints in winter for migratory geese but hardly speeds up fueling. Behav Ecol 2021; 32:539-552. [PMID: 34104110 PMCID: PMC8177807 DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araa152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Climate warming advances the optimal timing of breeding for many animals. For migrants to start breeding earlier, a concurrent advancement of migration is required, including premigratory fueling of energy reserves. We investigate whether barnacle geese are time constrained during premigratory fueling and whether there is potential to advance or shorten the fueling period to allow an earlier migratory departure. We equipped barnacle geese with GPS trackers and accelerometers to remotely record birds’ behavior, from which we calculated time budgets. We examined how time spent foraging was affected by the available time (during daylight and moonlit nights) and thermoregulation costs. We used an energetic model to assess onset and rates of fueling and whether geese can further advance fueling by extending foraging time. We show that, during winter, when facing higher thermoregulation costs, geese consistently foraged at night, especially during moonlit nights, in order to balance their energy budgets. In spring, birds made use of the increasing day length and gained body stores by foraging longer during the day, but birds stopped foraging extensively during the night. Our model indicates that, by continuing nighttime foraging throughout spring, geese may have some leeway to advance and increase fueling rate, potentially reaching departure body mass 4 days earlier. In light of rapid climatic changes on the breeding grounds, whether this advancement can be realized and whether it will be sufficient to prevent phenological mismatches remains to be determined.
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- Thomas K Lameris
- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands.,Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Coastal Systems, Den Burg, Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ 't Horntje (Texel), The Netherlands
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- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.,Vogeltrekstation-Dutch Centre for Avian Migration and Demography (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands.,Vogeltrekstation-Dutch Centre for Avian Migration and Demography (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands.,Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Tombre IM, Oudman T, Shimmings P, Griffin L, Prop J. Northward range expansion in spring-staging barnacle geese is a response to climate change and population growth, mediated by individual experience. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2019; 25:3680-3693. [PMID: 31475774 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
All long-distance migrants must cope with changing environments, but species differ greatly in how they do so. In some species, individuals might be able to adjust by learning from individual experiences and by copying others. This could greatly speed up the process of adjustment, but evidence from the wild is scarce. Here, we investigated the processes by which a rapidly growing population of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) responded to strong environmental changes on spring-staging areas in Norway. One area, Helgeland, has been the traditional site. Since the mid-1990s, an increasing number of geese stage in another area 250 km further north, Vesterålen. We collected data on goose numbers and weather conditions from 1975 to 2017 to explore the extent to which the increase in population size and a warmer climate contributed to this change in staging area use. During the study period, the estimated onset of grass growth advanced on average by 0.54 days/year in each of the two areas. The total production of digestible biomass for barnacle geese during the staging period increased in Vesterålen but remained stable in Helgeland. The goose population has doubled in size during the past 25 years, with most of the growth being accommodated in Vesterålen. The observations suggest that this dramatic increase would not have happened without higher temperatures in Vesterålen. Records of individually marked geese indicate that from the initial years of colonization onwards, especially young geese tended to switch to Vesterålen, thereby predominating in the flocks at Vesterålen. Older birds had a lower probability of switching to Vesterålen, but over the years, the probability increased for all ages. Our findings suggest that barnacle geese integrate socially learned behaviour with adjustments to individual experiences, allowing the population to respond rapidly and accurately to global change.
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- Ingunn M Tombre
- Department of Arctic Ecology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Tromso, Norway
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- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
- Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Den Burg, The Netherlands
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- Arctic Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Wood KA, Hilton GM, Newth JL, Rees EC. Seasonal variation in energy gain explains patterns of resource use by avian herbivores in an agricultural landscape: Insights from a mechanistic model. Ecol Modell 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.108762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Dokter AM, Fokkema W, Bekker SK, Bouten W, Ebbinge BS, Müskens G, Olff H, van der Jeugd HP, Nolet BA. Body stores persist as fitness correlate in a long-distance migrant released from food constraints. Behav Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Adriaan M Dokter
- Centre for Avian Migration and Demography, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Conservation Ecology, University of Groningen, CC, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Avian Migration and Demography, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Team Animal Ecology, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra), Wageningen University, AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Team Animal Ecology, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra), Wageningen University, AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Conservation Ecology, University of Groningen, CC, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Avian Migration and Demography, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bauer S, Lisovski S, Eikelenboom‐Kil RJFM, Shariati M, Nolet BA. Shooting may aggravate rather than alleviate conflicts between migratory geese and agriculture. J Appl Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Silke Bauer
- Department of Animal EcologyNetherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Bird MigrationSwiss Ornithological Institute Sempach Switzerland
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- Department of Bird MigrationSwiss Ornithological Institute Sempach Switzerland
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- Department of Animal EcologyNetherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- Resource Ecology GroupWageningen University Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Geo‐Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)University of Twente Enschede The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal EcologyNetherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands
- Theoretical and Computational EcologyIBEDUniversity of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Waterbird Habitat in California's Central Valley Basins Under Climate, Urbanization, and Water Management Scenarios. JOURNAL OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 2018. [DOI: 10.3996/122016-jfwm-095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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California's Central Valley provides critical, but threatened habitat and food resources for migrating and wintering waterfowl, shorebirds, and other waterbirds. To assist in conservation planning, the Central Valley Joint Venture identified nine basins in the Valley. The basins vary in composition and extent of habitats, which primarily include croplands and wetlands that rely on water supplies shared with other competing human and environmental uses. Changes in climate, urban development, and water supply management are uncertain and could reduce future availability of water supplies supporting waterbird habitats and limit effectiveness of wetland restoration planned by the Central Valley Joint Venture to support wintering waterbirds. We modeled 17 plausible scenarios including combinations of 3 climate projections, 3 urbanization rates, and 5 water-supply management options to promote agricultural and urban water uses, with and without wetland restoration. Our research examines the reduction in quantity and quality of habitats during the autumn migration–wintering period by basin under each scenario, and the efficacy of planned wetland restoration to compensate for reductions in flooded areas of wetland habitats. Scenario combinations of projected climate, urbanization, and water-supply management options reduced availability of flooded cropland and wetland habitats during autumn–winter and degraded the quality of seasonal wetlands (i.e., summer irrigation for improved forage production), though the extent and frequency of impacts varied by basin. Planned wetland restoration may substantially compensate for scenario-related effects on wetland habitats in each basin. However, results indicate that Colusa, Butte, Sutter, San Joaquin, and Tulare basins may require additional conservation to support summer irrigation of seasonal wetlands and winter flooding of cropland habitats. Still further conservation may be required to provide sufficient areas of flooded seasonal and semipermanent wetlands in San Joaquin and Tulare basins during autumn–winter. The main objective of this research was to provide decision support for achieving waterbird conservation goals in the valley and to inform Central Valley Joint Venture's regional conservation planning.
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Baveco JM, Bergjord AK, Bjerke JW, Chudzińska ME, Pellissier L, Simonsen CE, Madsen J, Tombre IM, Nolet BA. Combining modelling tools to evaluate a goose management scheme. AMBIO 2017; 46:210-223. [PMID: 28215007 PMCID: PMC5316330 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-017-0899-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Many goose species feed on agricultural land, and with growing goose numbers, conflicts with agriculture are increasing. One possible solution is to designate refuge areas where farmers are paid to leave geese undisturbed. Here, we present a generic modelling tool that can be used to designate the best locations for refuges and to gauge the area needed to accommodate the geese. With a species distribution model, locations are ranked according to goose suitability. The size of the area to be designated as refuge can be chosen by including more or less suitable locations. A resource depletion model is then used to estimate whether enough resources are available within the designated refuge to accommodate all geese, taking into account the dynamics of food resources, including depletion by geese. We illustrate this with the management scheme for pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus implemented in Norway. Here, all geese can be accommodated, but damage levels appear to depend on weather, land use and refuge size.
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- Johannes M. Baveco
- Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra) - Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Food Production and Society, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Box 115, 1431 Ås, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, FRAM – High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, PO Box 6606, Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Kalø, Grenåvej 14, 8410 Rønde, Denmark
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, FRAM – High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, PO Box 6606, Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
- IBED, Theoretical and Computational Ecology, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, PO Box 94216, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Koffijberg K, Schekkerman H, van der Jeugd H, Hornman M, van Winden E. Responses of wintering geese to the designation of goose foraging areas in The Netherlands. AMBIO 2017; 46:241-250. [PMID: 28215018 PMCID: PMC5316326 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0885-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The Netherlands is important for wintering migratory herbivorous geese, numbers of which have rapidly increased, leading to conflict with agriculture. In 2005/2006, a new goose management policy aimed to limit compensation payments to farmers by concentrating foraging geese in 80 000 ha of designated 'go' areas-where farmers received payment to accommodate them-and scaring geese from 'no go' areas elsewhere. Monthly national counts of four abundant goose species during 10 years prior to the new policy and in 8 years following implementation found that 57% of all goose days were spent within 'go' areas under the new management, the same as prior to implementation. Such lack of response suggests no predicted learning effects, perhaps because of (i) increases in abundance outside of 'go' areas, (ii) irregularly shaped boundaries and enclaves of 'no go' farmland within 'go' areas and/or (iii) insufficient differences in disturbance levels within and outside designated areas.
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- Kees Koffijberg
- Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland, P.O. Box 6521, 6503 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland, P.O. Box 6521, 6503 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland, P.O. Box 6521, 6503 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Vogeltrekstation, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), P.O. Box 50, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland, P.O. Box 6521, 6503 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland, P.O. Box 6521, 6503 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Nolet BA, Kölzsch A, Elderenbosch M, van Noordwijk AJ. Scaring waterfowl as a management tool: how much more do geese forage after disturbance? J Appl Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bart A. Nolet
- Department of Animal Ecology; Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50 Wageningen 6700 AA the Netherlands
- Computational Geo-Ecology; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 Amsterdam 1098 XH the Netherlands
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- Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; Am Obstberg 1 Radolfzell D-78315 Germany
- Department of Biology; University of Konstanz; Konstanz D-78457 Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology; Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50 Wageningen 6700 AA the Netherlands
- VHL University of Applied Sciences; PO Box 9001 Velp 6880 GB the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology; Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); PO Box 50 Wageningen 6700 AA the Netherlands
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Fleskes JP, Yee JL, Yarris GS, Loughman DL. Increased body mass of ducks wintering in California's Central Valley. J Wildl Manage 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.1053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Joseph P. Fleskes
- U.S. Geological Survey; Western Ecological Research Center; 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D Dixon CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Western Ecological Research Center; 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D Dixon CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Western Ecological Research Center; 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D Dixon CA 95620 USA
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- California Waterfowl Association; 1346 Blue Oaks Boulevard Roseville CA 95678 USA
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Fox AD, Elmberg J, Tombre IM, Hessel R. Agriculture and herbivorous waterfowl: a review of the scientific basis for improved management. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2016; 92:854-877. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Anthony D. Fox
- Department of Bioscience; Aarhus University; Kalø, Grenåvej 14 DK-8410 Rønde Denmark
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- Division of Natural Sciences; Kristianstad University; SE-291 88 Kristianstad Sweden
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology Department; The Fram Centre; P.O. Box 6606 Langnes N-9296 Tromsø Norway
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- Division of Natural Sciences; Kristianstad University; SE-291 88 Kristianstad Sweden
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Madsen J, Bjerrum M, Tombre IM. Regional management of farmland feeding geese using an ecological prioritization tool. AMBIO 2014; 43:801-9. [PMID: 24668579 PMCID: PMC4165833 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0515-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Wild geese foraging on farmland cause increasing conflicts with agricultural interests, calling for a strategic approach to mitigation. In central Norway, conflicts between farmers and spring-staging pink-footed geese feeding on pastures have escalated. To alleviate the conflict, a scheme by which farmers are subsidized to allow geese to forage undisturbed was introduced. To guide allocation of subsidies, an ecological-based ranking of fields at a regional level was recommended and applied. Here we evaluate the scheme. On average, 40 % of subsidized fields were in the top 5 % of the ranking, and 80 % were within the top 20 %. Goose grazing pressure on subsidized pastures was 13 times higher compared to a stratified random selection of non-subsidized pastures, capturing 67 % of the pasture feeding geese despite that subsidized fields only comprised 13 % of the grassland area. Close dialogue between scientists and managers is regarded as a key to the success of the scheme.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jesper Madsen
- Department of Bioscience - Kalø, Aarhus University, Grenåvej 14, 8410 Rønde, Denmark
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
- Present Address: Ramboll Oil & Gas, Environmental Assessment, Hannemanns Allé 53, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology Department, The Fram Centre, 9296 Tromsö, Norway
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Nabe-Nielsen J, Sibly RM, Tougaard J, Teilmann J, Sveegaard S. Effects of noise and by-catch on a Danish harbour porpoise population. Ecol Modell 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shrader AM, Kerley GIH, Brown JS, Kotler BP. Patch Use in Free-Ranging Goats: Does a Large Mammalian Herbivore Forage like Other Central Place Foragers? Ethology 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02090.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Centre for African Conservation Ecology; Department of Zoology; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; Port Elizabeth; South Africa
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Illinois; Chicago; IL; USA
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- Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology; Blaustein Institutes of Desert Research; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Midreshet Ben-Gurion; Israel
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