Home range of a long-distance migrant, the Greenland Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, throughout the annual cycle

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dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Susanen
dc.contributor.authorCabot, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, Larryen
dc.contributor.authorKane, Adamen
dc.contributor.authorColhoun, Kendrewen
dc.contributor.authorRedmond, Courtneyen
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Alynen
dc.contributor.authorMcMahon, Barry J.en
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.contributor.funderNational Parks and Wildlife Serviceen
dc.contributor.funderBryan Guinness Charitable Trusten
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-11T11:44:42Z
dc.date.available2023-05-11T11:44:42Z
dc.date.issued45019en
dc.description.abstractCapsule: Home range area and foraging distance of the Greenland Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, a long-distance migrant were calculated and activity patterns were described. Aims: To understand the use of space by Barnacle Geese throughout the annual cycle, and to inform effective wildlife management and conservation planning. Methods: Tracking data from 29 annual cycles from 18 individual Barnacle Geese were analysed to estimate overall (80–99% utilization distribution; UD) and core (50% UD) home ranges using a Brownian bridge kernel method. Maximum and core foraging distance were then estimated from 80–99% UD and 50% UD, respectively. Finally, daily activity patterns, including the location of roosts and foraging sites, were described, along with variability in home range among seasons and between males and females, and spatial and temporal repeatability. Results: Overall home range area was approximately 14 km2 in winter, 9.5 km2 in spring, 7 km2 in the nesting period, 43 km2 in the post-nesting period, and 48 km2 in autumn. However, the core area used by the birds was substantially smaller: mean core home range area was approximately 1.5 km2 in winter, 1 km2 in spring, 2 km2 in the nesting period, 7 km2 in the post-nesting period, and 12 km2 in autumn. Maximum foraging distances were approximately 7 km in winter, 5 km in spring, 3.5 km in the nesting period, 15.5 km in the post-nesting period, and 32.5 km in autumn. Core foraging distances were approximately 5.5 km in winter, 3 km in spring, 1 km in the nesting period, 8.5 km in the post-nesting period, and 19.5 km in autumn. Conclusion: Although our study focuses on the movements of Barnacle Geese, such data can be used to inform a range of pure and applied ornithological issues, including resource partitioning, human-wildlife conflicts, and the spread of zoonotic disease.en
dc.description.sponsorshipIrish Research Council (GOIPG/2016/12)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationDoyle, S., Cabot, D., Griffin, L., Kane, A., Colhoun, K., Redmond, C., Walsh, A. and McMahon, B. J. (2023) 'Home range of a long-distance migrant, the Greenland Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, throughout the annual cycle', Bird Study. doi: 10.1080/00063657.2023.2191924en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00063657.2023.2191924en
dc.identifier.eissn1944-6705en
dc.identifier.issn0006-3657en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14456
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen
dc.rights© 2023, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Bird Study: [Doyle, S., Cabot, D., Griffin, L., Kane, A., Colhoun, K., Redmond, C., Walsh, A. and McMahon, B. J. (2023) 'Home range of a long-distance migrant, the Greenland Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, throughout the annual cycle', Bird Study, doi: 10.1080/00063657.2023.2191924. Available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2023.2191924] It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectBrownian bridge modelen
dc.subjectForaging distanceen
dc.subjectGreenland Barnacle Gooseen
dc.subjectHome rangeen
dc.titleHome range of a long-distance migrant, the Greenland Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, throughout the annual cycleen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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