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Explore the satellite-marked goose migration from Russia to Canada and beyond. Track Arctic nesting geese and analyze outbreak patterns along their routes. Study the impact of poultry density on habitats and migratory behaviors.
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Department of Interior U. S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station (Est. 1995. Vallejo, CA)
Arctic Nesting Geese – transmitter development Satellite-marked goose from Russia at Vancouver, BC, 1991 Snow Geese, Russia to BC, CA, Fall 1991 (1stgoose PTT) Snow Geese, CA to Canada, Spring, 1992 White-fronted Geese, Japan to Russia, Spring, 1994 Tule White-fronted Geese, CA to AK, Spring, 1994 Snow Geese, NM to Canada; BBC, Audubon; Spring 1997 (realtime webpage) Bar-headed Geese, India to Tibet, Winter 2000 Tule White-fronted Geese, OR-CA, Winter 2002 (1st goose GPS) Bar-headed Geese, Nepal-India, Winter 2005 Bar-headed Geese, China, Spring-Fall 2007-2008 Bar-headed Geese, Mongolia-India, Summer 2008-2009
AIC Analyses of Outbreaks(latitude, poultry density, migration UD, habitat) Poultry Density = brown Utiization Distribution = yellow-red Outbreaks = triangles (poultry), circles (wild)