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JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
卷 60, 期 9, 页码 1790-1802出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14461
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agricultural grassland; economic yield damage; farmer-herbivore conflict; goose foraging; goose management; individual-based; agent-based modelling; refuge areas; scaring
With increasing numbers of large grazing birds on agricultural grassland, conflict with farmers is rising. One management approach to alleviate conflict allows for- aging on dedicated agricultural land (accommodation areas) and nature reserves, combined with scaring on remaining agricultural land.
1. With increasing numbers of large grazing birds on agricultural grassland, conflict with farmers is rising. One management approach to alleviate conflict allows for- aging on dedicated agricultural land (accommodation areas) and nature reserves, combined with scaring on remaining agricultural land. Here, we examine the costeffectiveness of these measures by studying the influence on barnacle goose dis- tribution and associated economic damage.2. We present an individual/agent- based model of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) foraging on grasslands in Friesland, the Netherlands. The model is parameterized using field observations and GPS-tracks and allows simulation of management scenarios, differing in scaring probability and accommodation area size, with different potential management costs.3. Our model shows that, while yield loss decreases with higher scaring probabilities, costs of damage appraisal increase because geese graze on more fields. With small accommodation areas, achieving high scaring probabilities takes more ef- fort and could result in goose population decline. Total management costs are lowest without scaring activity.4. Synthesis and applications. Considering costs of active scaring and the need to maintain the barnacle goose population in a favourable conservation status, our model suggests that the most cost effective scenario is to prevent disturbance of geese. A high scaring probability could be beneficial if applied in small areas, for example around sensitive crops or airfields. Scaring in large areas could result in costs outweighing benefits and a declining barnacle goose population.
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