Bahía de San Quintín

Bird species included in model

Black brant (Branta bernicula nigricans)

Environmental issues simulated

Variation in food abundance, bird population size and sea level.

Recommendations from modelling

Ability of birds to gain enough energy to migrate most strongly influenced by food biomass.

More information

Stillman, R. A., Rivers, E. M., Gilkerson, W., Wood, K. A., Clausen, P., Deane, C. & Ward, D. H. (2024) Predicting the response of a long-distance migrant to changing environmental conditions in winter. Ecology and Evolution, 14, 10.1002/ece3.11619.

Funding

United States Geological Survey