Seagrass (Zostera spp.) as food for brent geese (Branta bernicla): an overview

By B. Ganter. Helgoland Marine Research, 2000

107 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Parasitology

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In Animal Science and Zoology

1. J. Emmett Duffy
2. K. Heck
3. J. Valentine
4. Heike K. Lotze

In Ecology

1. F. Tomas
2. J. Romero
3. Patricia Prado
4. T. Alcoverro
5. K. Heck
6. J. Valentine
7. M. Klaassen
8. Anthony David Fox

In Parasitology

1. J. Emmett Duffy
2. K. Heck
3. J. Valentine
4. J. S. Sedinger
5. Heike K. Lotze

Citations in the corpus

• Radical changes in the Wadden Sea fauna and flora over the last 2,000 years (2005, background): “Moreover, the eelgrass disease in 1931–1932 (see Marine plants section below) caused a 75–90% population crash of brents in Europe (Ganter 2000).”
• Plant-herbivore interactions in seagrass meadows (2006, background): “This is important, since the remaining populations of herbivorous waterfowl have been demonstrated to be effective grazers of seagrass production (Charman, 1977; Wilkins, 1982; Tubbs and Tubbs, 1983; Baldwin and Lovvorn, 1994; Michot and Chadwick, 1994; Mitchell et al., 1994; Ganter, 2000).”
• Extensive direct measurements of Posidonia oceanica defoliation confirm the importance of herbivory in temperate seagrass meadows (2007, background): “…are shown to play a much more important role in P. oceanica shallow meadows than previously thought, which is in accordance with recent views on seagrass ecosystems, whether tropical, subtropical, or temperate (Valentine et al. 1991, Ganter 2000, Kirsch et al. 2002, Alcoverro & Mariani 2004).”
• The central role of grazing in seagrass ecology (2007, background): “We have so far emphasized the importance of sea urchin and fish grazing on seagrasses, but it should also be noted that several species of waterfowl have been shown to consume large quantities of seagrass production (both above- and below-ground) during their seasonal migrations through subtropical,”
• The ecological role of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the estuarine environment: A review with application to oyster and clam culture in West Coast (USA) estuaries (2009, background): “One species of waterfowl of particular concern are Brant geese (Branta bernicla), which graze heavily on eelgrass in estuaries at stopovers during their long migration to Arctic breeding grounds and in temperate over-wintering areas (Ganter, 2000).”
• Long-distance endozoochorous dispersal of submerged macrophyte seeds by migratory waterbirds in northern Europe - a critical review of possibilities and limitations (2002, background): “Whilst most goose species are generally grazers of graminoid plants outside of the breeding season, the brent geese (Branta bernicla) of the northern hemisphere stand out as exceptions to this rule, feeding on inter-tidal or sub-littoral Zostera beds throughout much of its global non-breeding range ”
• North American Brant: effects of changes in habitat and climate on population dynamics (2005, background): “marina (Ganter, 2000; Moore et al., 2004); therefore, changes in abundance and availability of Zostera have implications for brant distribution, survival, and reproductive output.”