Date of Award:
5-1964
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Wildland Resources
Department name when degree awarded
Wildlife Biology
Committee Chair(s)
Donald A. Smith
Committee
Donald A. Smith
Committee
Noland F. Nelson
Committee
Wayne Long
Abstract
Since the development of Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area in 1937, the Canada goose (Branta canadesis moffitti) population increased to a peak in 1949 and then declined slightly. Nelson (1954) noted that the decrease in population was probably due to either a change in habitat or increased hunting pressure. In recent years, direct band returns have indicated a high mortality rate in the population. This project was initiated to determine the relative stability of the Canada goose population and to measure, as closely as possible, the effect of a high mortality rate upon the nesting population.
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Recommended Citation
Dey, Norman H., "Canada Goose Production and Population Stability, Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah" (1964). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 4903.
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