Trophic selectivity of the barnacle goose and the white-fronted goose in the area of reproductive concentration

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Abstract

Against the backdrop of intense transformation of the Arctic environment and biota, differences in population trends of massive and widespread herbivores in the Arctic are of great interest. In this regard, the main goal of our work was a comparative assessment of the trophic selectivity of the barnacle goose and the white-fronted goose under conditions of the largest reproductive concentration, characterizing the role of competition in the dynamics of their populations. It has been shown that the differences in the quantitative ratio of plants eaten by these species are not sufficient to avoid competition, and that the most selective, i.e. The food of the barnacle goose is sensitive to quality and energy-consuming. However, its status as a relatively weak competitor belies the exponential growth of its population in the study area and the entire Arctic population. We believe that differences in the population dynamics of the barnacle goose and the white-fronted goose are currently not due to competition during reproductive concentrations, but to the influence of anthropogenic and climatic factors far beyond the breeding range.

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I. S. Sheremetyev

Federal Scientific Center for Biodiversity of Terrestrial Biota of East Asia, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: sheremetyev@biosoil.ru
Russia, Vladivostok

S. B. Rosenfeld

Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: sheremetyev@biosoil.ru
Moscow, Russia

I. A. Lavrinenko

Botanical Institute named after. V.L. Komarova RAS

Author for correspondence.
Email: sheremetyev@biosoil.ru
Russia, St. Petersburg

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