Threatened species to super-abundance: The unexpected international implications of successful goose conservation
2017/02/18 by Anthony D. Fox, Anthony David Fox, Jesper Madsen · 168 citations
Environmental Science · #Abundance (ecology) #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Avian ecology and behavior #Biodiversity #Biology #Context (archaeology) #Ecology #Economics #Ecosystem #Environmental resource management #Flyway #Geography #Goose #Habitat #Habitat destruction #Range (aeronautics) #Threatened species #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s13280-016-0878-2
published in AMBIO 46(S2), 179-187 (Springer Science+Business Media)
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Abstract
Wild geese wintering in western Europe were declining by the 1930s probably due to loss of natural habitat and over exploitation through hunting, although the causes will never be known. Refuge provision and hunting restrictions from the 1950s enabled numbers to recover. Improved monitoring systems enabled the description of progressive increases and extensions of wintering range since that time, especially amongst those goose populations that increasingly exploited agricultural landscapes. This introductory article sets the scene for the special issue on the increasing interactions and conflicts created by recent increases in the range and abundance of wild geese throughout the northern hemisphere, especially with regard to agricultural damage, but including issues associated with air flight safety, human and animal health, ecosystem effects and conflicts with other biodiversity objectives. It also provides the context for finding common solutions to problems, presenting experiences from regional-, national- and flyway-coordinated management to find solutions to conflict.
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