ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS IN PERIL: REPORT OF THE ARCTIC GOOSE HABITAT WORKING GROUP

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Part I:

• Introduction
• Bruce Batt
  
• Literature Cited

Part II:

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High Goose Populations: Causes, Impacts and Implications Kenneth F. Abraham and Robert L. Jefferies

• Introduction
• Population Status and Trends
• How Large Were White Goose Populations Before This Century?
• Expected White Goose Population Events
• Factors Contributing to High Populations of White Geese
• Summary of Causative Factors
• Impacts of High Populations on Habitats
• Potential for Recovery of Damaged Habitats in the Hudson Bay Region
• Greater Snow Geese in the Baffin Island, Quebec and Atlantic Regions
• Status of Habitat at Selected Breeding and Staging Sites
• Impacts of High Populations on Geese and Other Fauna
• Geese in Relation to People
• Summary of Issues
• Literature Cited

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Part III:

Dynamics of the Mid-continent Population of Lesser Snow Geese - Projected Impacts of Reductions in Survival and Fertility on Population Growth Rates Robert Rockwell, Evan Cooch and Solange Brault

• Introduction
• Model
• Choice of Model Parameters
• Elasticity Analyses
• Scenarios
• Applications
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements

Part IV:

Management Strategies to Address the Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Goose

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• Overpopulation Problem, Michael A. Johnson
• Introduction
• Population Control by Hunters
• Population Control by Wildlife Agencies
• Priority Recommendations
• Acknowledgements

Part V:

Evaluation of the Arctic Goose Management Initiative

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• Donald H. Rusch and F. Dale Caswell
• Introduction
• Harvest
• Survival
• Population Indices and Estimates
• Coastal Tundra Habitats
• Evaluation
• Literature Cited

Part VI:

Conclusions and Recommendations

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• Arctic Goose Habitat Working Group
• Conclusions
• Recommendations

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