A Flock of Chen rossii East of the Rocky Mts

The Auk ◽  
1886 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-274
Keyword(s):  
Chen Rossii

scholarly journals Qanuq ukua kanguit sunialiqpitigu? (What should we do with all of these geese?) Collaborative research to support wildlife co-management and Inuit self-determination

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique A. Henri ◽  
Natalie A. Carter ◽  
Aupaa Irkok ◽  
Shelton Nipisar ◽  
Lenny Emiktaut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Habitat Alteration ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Chen Caerulescens ◽  
Chen Rossii ◽  
Inuit Knowledge ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Participatory Research Methods

Inuit living in Nunavut have harvested light geese and lived near goose colonies for generations. Inuit knowledge includes important information about light goose ecology and management that can inform co-management and enhance scientific research and monitoring. Since the 1970s, populations of light geese (Snow and Ross’ Geese; kanguit and kangunnait in Inuktut; Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) and Chen rossii (Cassin, 1861)) have experienced significant increases in abundance which led to habitat alteration in some portions of the central and eastern Canadian Arctic. In response to concerns expressed by Inuit and wildlife managers about light goose abundance, we conducted a collaborative research project in Arviat and Salliq (Coral Harbour), Nunavut, aiming to mobilize and document Inuit knowledge about light goose ecology and management in the Kivalliq region. Here, we explore the potential of collaborative research for mobilizing Inuit knowledge to support informed and inclusive decision-making about wildlife resources. First, we describe the participatory research methods employed to explore Inuit-identified management recommendations for light geese and engage co-management partners and research contributors to explore select management options. Then, we present these light goose management recommendations and options. Lastly, we discuss opportunities and challenges around the use of collaborative research to support wildlife co-management and Inuit self-determination. Inuit nunaqaqtut Nunavuumi angunasuksimalirmata kanguqpangnik kangurniglu nunaqarvingita sanianni araagunik unuqtunnik. Inuit qaujimaningat ilaqaqpuq aturnilingnik kanguit niqinginnik mianirijauninginniklu tusaumatitaulutik qaujisarningit mianiriyaunigillu. Taimangat 1970s atuqtilugit, kanguit unirningit (kanguit amma kanguaryuit Inuktut; Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) amma Chen rossii (Cassin, 1861)) ayunganaqtukut pisimangmata unulialiqlutik amma niqiqatiarungnauqlutik Kanataup uqiuktaqtunngani. Tamana piblugu Inuit uumayuliriyillu isumaalulirmata kanguit unulualirninginnik, taima qaujisarnirmik pigialauqpugut Arvianni and Sallim (Coral Harbour), Nunavuumi, aulataulutik amma qaujisagaulutik Inuit kaujimajagit kangurnik Kivallirmi. Tavani atuqtuuluaqtunik qaujisarnirmut mianiqsinirmullu pitaqaqpuq Inuit nagminiq isumaliurlutik nirjutinut atugaksanullu. Sivullirmik, qaujisarniup qanuinninga isumagilugu kanguit mianirijauninginut. Amma suli, uqausirilirlugu kanguit mianirijauningat atugaujuuluaqtullu. Kingulirmik, uqausirilugu atuinnaujut amma ajurutaujut qaujisarniup iluanni nirjutinik amma Inuit nagminiq aulatuulualirninginnik.

scholarly journals Lesser Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens caerulescens, and Ross's Geese, Chen rossii, of Jenny Lind Island, Nunavut

2008 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Richard H. Kerbes ◽  
Katherine M. Meeres ◽  
James E. Hines ◽  
David G. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Snow Goose ◽  
Chen Caerulescens ◽  
Snow Geese ◽  
Lesser Snow Geese ◽  
Limited Food ◽  
Chen Caerulescens Caerulescens ◽  
Chen Rossii ◽  
Ross's Geese

We surveyed the Lesser Snow (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) and Ross’s geese (Chen rossii) of Jenny Lind Island, Nunavut, using aerial photography in June 1988, 1998, and 2006, and a visual helicopter transect survey in July 1990. The estimated number of nesting geese was 39 154 ± SE 2238 in 1988, 19 253 ± 2323 in 1998, and 21 572 ± 1898 in 2006. In 1988 an estimated 2.7% of the nesting geese were Ross’s. The July 1990 population of adult-plumaged birds was 25 020 ± 3114. The estimated percentage blue morph among Snow and Ross’s geese was 19.0% in 1988, 25.1% in 1989, 23.0% in 1990 and 21.1% in 2006. Estimated pre-fledged Snow Goose productivity was 47% young in 1989 and 46% in 1990. Combined numbers of Snow and Ross’s geese on Jenny Lind Island grew over 250 fold, from 210 adults in 1962-1966 to 54 100 adults in 1985. Numbers subsequently declined, to 42 200 in 1988, 25 000 in 1990, 20 300 in 1998, and 26 400 in 2006. Population decline between 1985 and 1990 was consistent with anecdotal reports by others that die-offs of Snow Geese occurred in 1984, 1985 and 1989, and with our August 1989 fieldwork which found evidence of habitat degradation and malnourishment of young geese. In spite of limited food resources on Jenny Lind Island, the colony continued to exist in 2006 at near its 1990 and 1998 levels. Further studies there could provide insights for management of the overabundant mid-continent Snow Goose population and its arctic habitats.

Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Ryder ◽  
Ray T. Alisauskas
Keyword(s):  
Chen Rossii ◽  
Ross's Goose

scholarly journals Additional Eastern Records of Ross' Goose (Chen rossii)

The Auk ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. MacInnes ◽  
F. G. Cooch
Keyword(s):  
Chen Rossii

Movement and persistence by Ross’s Geese (Chen rossii) in Canada’s arctic

2010 ◽  
Vol 152 (S2) ◽  
pp. 573-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray T. Alisauskas ◽  
Kiel L. Drake ◽  
Jason H. Caswell ◽  
Dana K. Kellett
Keyword(s):  
Chen Rossii ◽  
Ross's Geese

scholarly journals Experimental tests of phytoplankton response to ornithological eutrophication in Arctic freshwaters

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Mariash ◽  
Milla Rauito ◽  
Mark Mallory ◽  
Paul A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Loading ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Phytoplankton Productivity ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
Chen Caerulescens ◽  
Dissolved Nitrogen ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Chen Rossii

Abstract. Many populations of Arctic-breeding geese have increased in abundance in recent decades, and in the Canadian Arctic, Snow (Chen caerulescens) and Ross’ Geese (Chen rossii) are formally considered overabundant by wildlife managers. The impacts of these overabundant geese on terrestrial habitats are well documented, and more recently, studies have suggested impacts to freshwater ecosystems as well. The direct contribution of nutrients from goose faeces to water chemistry could have cascading effects on biological functioning, through changes in phytoplankton productivity and community composition. We demonstrated previously that goose faeces can enrich ponds with nutrients at a landscape scale. Here, we show experimentally that goose droppings rapidly released nitrogen and phosphorus when submerged in freshwater, increasing the dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus in the water. This resulted in both a decrease in the nitrogen:phosphorus ratio and an increase in cyanobacteria in the goose dropping treatment. In contrast, this pattern was not found when we submerged cut sedge (Carex sp.) leaves. These results demonstrate that geese act as biovectors, causing terrestrial nutrients to be bioavailable in freshwater systems. Collectively, the results demonstrate the direct ecological consequences of ornithological nutrient loading from hyperabundant geese in Arctic freshwater ecosystems.

scholarly journals Experimental tests of water chemistry response to ornithological eutrophication: biological implications in Arctic freshwaters

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4719-4730
Author(s):  
Heather L. Mariash ◽  
Milla Rautio ◽  
Mark Mallory ◽  
Paul A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Water Chemistry ◽  
Nutrient Loading ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
Chen Caerulescens ◽  
Dissolved Nitrogen ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Chen Rossii

Abstract. Many populations of Arctic-breeding geese have increased in abundance in recent decades, and in the Canadian Arctic, snow geese (Chen caerulescens) and Ross's geese (Chen rossii) are formally considered overabundant by wildlife managers. The impacts of these overabundant geese on terrestrial habitats are well documented, and, more recently, studies have suggested impacts on freshwater ecosystems as well. The direct contribution of nutrients from goose faeces to water chemistry could have cascading effects on biological functioning, through changes in phytoplankton biovolumes and community composition. We demonstrated previously that goose faeces can enrich ponds with nutrients at a landscape scale. Here, we show experimentally that goose droppings rapidly released nitrogen and phosphorus when submerged in freshwater, increasing the dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus in the water. This resulted in both a decrease in the nitrogen:phosphorus ratio and an increase in cyanobacteria in the goose dropping treatment. In contrast, this pattern was not found when we submerged cut sedge (Carex sp.) leaves. These results demonstrate that geese act as bio-vectors, causing terrestrial nutrients to be bioavailable in freshwater systems. Collectively, the results demonstrate the direct ecological consequences of ornithological nutrient loading from hyper-abundant geese in Arctic freshwater ecosystems.

Nest Survival and Density of Cackling Geese (Branta Hutchinsii) Inside and Outside a Ross's Goose (Chen Rossii) Colony

The Auk ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank B. Baldwin ◽  
Ray T. Alisauskas ◽  
James O. Leafloor
Keyword(s):  
Nest Survival ◽  
Chen Rossii ◽  
Cackling Geese ◽  
Ross's Goose
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