IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Goose Specialist Group

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Overview and description

Description:
Seeks to strengthen contacts between all researchers on migratory goose populations in the northern hemisphere by organizing regularly scientific conferences, and stimulating population dynamic ...

Seeks to strengthen contacts between all researchers on migratory goose populations in the northern hemisphere by organizing regularly scientific conferences, and stimulating population dynamic research on geese.

Group leadership

Dr Thomas LAMERIS

Chair
I am an ecologist with a passion for migratory birds and the Arctic, with a special focus on the African-Eurasian flyway. My research revolves around the effects of climate…

I am an ecologist with a passion for migratory birds and the Arctic, with a special focus on the African-Eurasian flyway. My research revolves around the effects of climate warming on fitness and movement of migratory species. I study how climate warming impacts reproduction and offspring growth of migratory species, both directly via increasing temperatures as well as via changing interactions with their food, and whether species are able to compensate for such changes by adapting their movement and migration behaviour. Based on this knowledge I identify which conservation actions are needed along the flyway to safeguard migratory bird populations in a warming climate, and engage with conservation organisations to disseminate this information. I use tracking techniques in combination with long-term datasets, field experiments and theoretical models to link individual-level responses to predictions at the population level. I capitalize on a large international network to study the effects of climate warming in a range of migratory birds across the entire Arctic region, in order to maximise the potential use of my results for conservation management.

At a glance

Official name:
IUCN SSC Goose Specialist Group
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