The importance of pre-breeding areas for the arctic Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 701-713

  Hübner, Christiane E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdominal profiles; Arctic; Branta leucopsis; Fat deposition; Migration decisions; Pre breeding areas; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SITE; BUFFER ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAT RESERVE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SNOW COVER; WATERFOWL;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; VARSOLBUKTA;

ANSER; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 33645835086     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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