Migration and breeding biology of Arctic terns in Greenland
Migration and breeding biology of Arctic terns in Greenland
Migration and breeding biology of Arctic terns in Greenland
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Figure 1. An <strong>Arctic</strong> tern nest at<br />
Kitsissunnguit, Disko Bay, <strong>Arctic</strong><br />
West Greenl<strong>and</strong> where fi eldwork<br />
was conducted <strong>in</strong> 2002-2006.<br />
Note the lush vegetation surround<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the nest.<br />
Photo: Carsten Egevang.<br />
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other <strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g</strong> waterbirds. In a study conducted on <strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g</strong> phalaropes<br />
(Phalaropus fulucarius <strong>and</strong> P. lobatus) at Kitsissunnguit (Manus V) a close<br />
behavioural response to tern alarms could be identifi ed. These fi nd<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
imply that the altered distributions <strong>of</strong> waterbirds observed at Kitsissunnguit<br />
were governed by the distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> <strong>terns</strong> as<br />
suggested by Egevang et al. (2004).<br />
Included <strong>in</strong> the thesis are furthermore results with an appeal to the Greenl<strong>and</strong><br />
management agencies. Along with estimates <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Arctic</strong> tern population<br />
size at the two most important <strong>Arctic</strong> tern colonies <strong>in</strong> West Greenl<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> East Greenl<strong>and</strong>, the study produced recommendations on how<br />
a potential future susta<strong>in</strong>able egg harvest could be carried out (Manus II),<br />
<strong>and</strong> on how to monitor <strong>Arctic</strong> tern colonies <strong>in</strong> Greenl<strong>and</strong> (Manus IV).
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