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Rare and Endangered Vetebrates of Ohio [PDF]

open access: yes, 1973
Author Institution: U.S. Soil Conservation Service; Introductory Biology Program, The Ohio State University; School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University; and Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural ResourcesThis paper, an annotated ...
Burnard, R. K.   +3 more
core  

Ten years of resident Canada goose damage management in a New Jersey tidal freshwater wetland

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Intensive grazing by Atlantic Flyway Resident Population Canada geese (Branta canadensis) has been shown to dramatically reduce wild rice (Zizania aquatica) abundance in tidal freshwater marshes in the Mid‐Atlantic Region of the United States.
Theodore C. Nichols
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing relative hazard, risk, and seasonal differences of wildlife‐aircraft collisions

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 3, September 2025.
Wildlife collisions with aircraft have occurred since the inception of aviation, with significant safety and economic implications. Strike risk models are used to assess the probability of an adverse event between wildlife and aircraft, providing information to guide wildlife management at airports. This study builds upon DeVault et al.
Caryn D. Ross   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eelgrass Distribution in the Great Bay Estuary 2007 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Eelgrass has now, in 2007, almost totally disappeared from Little Bay and the Piscataqua River. Despite these critical losses in mid-estuary, eelgrass distribution in the Great Bay Estuary (GBE) as a whole between 2006 and 2007 experienced an overall ...
Short, Frederick T.
core   +1 more source

Hazing of Canada Geese is Unlikely to Reduce Nuisance Populations in Urban and Suburban Communities

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Growing populations of resident Canada geese (Branta canadensis) have caused increased nuisance problems in urban and suburban communities. Hazing, or persistent harassment, is often recommended as a nonlethal management strategy to alleviate these ...
Robin A. Holevinski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Movements, Habitat Selection, Associations, and Survival of Giant Canada Goose Broods in Central Tennessee

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
The brood-rearing period in giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) is one of the least-studied areas of goose ecology. We monitored 32 broods in Putnam County, Tennessee, from the time of hatching through fledging (i.e., when the goslings gained ...
Eric M. Dunton, Daniel L. Combs
doaj   +1 more source

An inventory of invasive alien species in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a major global challenge requiring urgent action, and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011–2020) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) includes a target on the issue.
Baishi Hu   +21 more
core   +2 more sources

Aerodynamics of Flight Formations in Birds: A Quest for Energy Efficiency

open access: yesBirds
While the formation flight of birds offers numerous benefits, such as reduced predation risk, improved orientation, and enhanced communication, the aerodynamic interactions between birds are not fully understood due to their inherent complexity.
Fabien Beaumont   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Movement of Canada Geese in urban and rural areas of Iowa, USA

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
Temperate-breeding Canada Goose (Branta canadensis maxima) abundance has increased to previously unrecorded levels, providing social, ecological, and economic value. However, there are also costs associated with abundant Canada Geese.
Benjamin Z. Luukkonen   +2 more
doaj  

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