The Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris

Contents
Summary .........................................................................................................................5
Dansk resumé ................................................................................................................. 9
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 11
2Limits to population size in recent historical times ................................ 17
3 Accumulation of body stores and the flight to Iceland .......................... 27
4 Spring staging in Iceland and the flight to Greenland ........................... 35
5 Pre-nesting feeding ........................................................................................ 43
6 Reproduction ................................................................................................... 47
7 Moult of flight feathers ................................................................................. 59
8 Survival ............................................................................................................. 65
9 Synthesis........................................................................................................... 73
10 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................ 87
11 References ........................................................................................................ 92
12Appended manuscripts ............................................................................... 101
Appendix 1: Statistical endnotes ............................................................................ 427
Appendix 2: Future Research Priorities ................................................................ 433
National Environmental Research Institute