Effects of El Niño on distribution and reproductive performance of Black Brant

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-159

  Sedinger, James S ^a   Ward, David H ^b   Schamber, Jason L ^b   Butler, William I ^c,f   Eldridge, William D ^c   Conant, Bruce ^c   Voelzer, James F ^d   Chelgren, Nathan D ^e,g   Herzog, Mark P ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^g FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Black Brant; Branta bernicla nigricans; Breeding; Demography; El Ni o; herbivore; Population; Robust design; Sea surface temperature; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; EL NINO; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DUCKS AND GEESE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SEA; SEASON; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

AGE FACTORS; ALASKA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MEXICO; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 33644842708     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1013     Document Type: Article

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