Regional Management of Farmland Feeding Geese Using an Ecological Prioritization Tool |
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Authors: | Jesper Madsen Morten Bjerrum Ingunn M. Tombre |
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Affiliation: | .Department of Bioscience - Kalø, Aarhus University, Grenåvej 14, 8410 Rønde, Denmark ;.Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark ;.Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology Department, The Fram Centre, 9296 Tromsö, Norway ;.Ramboll Oil & Gas, Environmental Assessment, Hannemanns Allé 53, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Wild geese foraging on farmland cause increasing conflicts with agricultural interests, calling for a strategic approach to mitigation. In central Norway, conflicts between farmers and spring-staging pink-footed geese feeding on pastures have escalated. To alleviate the conflict, a scheme by which farmers are subsidized to allow geese to forage undisturbed was introduced. To guide allocation of subsidies, an ecological-based ranking of fields at a regional level was recommended and applied. Here we evaluate the scheme. On average, 40 % of subsidized fields were in the top 5 % of the ranking, and 80 % were within the top 20 %. Goose grazing pressure on subsidized pastures was 13 times higher compared to a stratified random selection of non-subsidized pastures, capturing 67 % of the pasture feeding geese despite that subsidized fields only comprised 13 % of the grassland area. Close dialogue between scientists and managers is regarded as a key to the success of the scheme. |
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Keywords: | Agricultural conflict Compensation Habitat selection Refuge Pink-footed goose Stakeholder participation Subsidy |
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