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A study has been published in the journal Écoscience assessing the impact of pink-footed geese on arctic tundra vegetation on Svalbard, Norway.
Monitoring and assessing the impact of pink-footed geese on arctic tundra vegetation is a fundamental part of the ISMP. A study has been published describing and assessing the extent of arctic tundra degradation on Svalbard, Norway caused by grubbing, where pink-footed geese forage for rhizomes below-ground. The study assessed grubbing extent (occurrence of vegetation disturbance) and intensity (proportion of vegetation disturbed) in 2006/07/08 when goose numbers were approximately 56,000 and in 2013 when they increased to approximately 81,000.
Further details of this study are available on the Publications [2] section of this website.
Date added: 24.11.2016
Links
[1] https://pinkfootedgoose.aewa.info/node/211
[2] http://pinkfootedgoose.aewa.info/publications