Landscape change and its effects on the wintering range of a lesser snow goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens population: A review
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Abstract
The Texas coast has experienced considerable urban, industrial, and agricultural growth during the 20th Century. The region provides important wintering habitat to many avian species, including lesser snow geese Chen caerulescens caerulescens. This paper draws the biological and ecological fields into an historical perspective by examining available literature on the development of the upper Texas coast and range changes of lesser snow geese. Historically, lesser snow geese wintered in the coastal marshes, but expanded their range into the adjacent prairies in the mid-1900s. Winter range expansion was negatively affected by urban and industrial encroachment in the coastal marshes and positively influenced by agricultural development in the prairies, which increased dramatically during World War II. The lesser snow goose population flourished alongside some human-induced landscape alterations. However, projected declines in agriculture and increased urbanization of prairie and coastal marsh habitats may result in significant negative effects on the lesser snow goose population.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Landscape change and its effects on the wintering range of a lesser snow goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens population: A review |
| Series title | Biological Conservation |
| DOI | 10.1016/0006-3207(94)00044-Q |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 179 |
| Last page | 185 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
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