Warming winter effects, fat store accumulation and timing of spring departure of Greenland White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons flavirostris from their winter quarters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 697, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Fox, Anthony D ^a   Walsh, Alyn ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Grassland management; Habitat use; Herbivory; Migration schedules; Pre migratory fattening

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FAT RESERVE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

ICELAND;

ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS FLAVIROSTRIS; AVES;

EID: 84865420625     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1173-2     Document Type: Article

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