Postdoc Brent Goose Demographic Analysis 2yrs Amsterdam

[Eldar]

Breeding in the high Arctic, dark-bellied Brent geese winter along the coasts of Western Europe. Historically these birds used to feed in winter on sea grass but decline of sea grass in mid-20th century forced them to start feeding on agricultural land. In the last years restoration projects led to some recovery of sea grass in Europe. The importance of sea grass for brent geese in the modern European landscape is however unknown. Working with ringing data, data on juvenile proportions in flocks in autumn, and body weight data from goose catches, you will develop population models to investigate how adult survival and/or reproductive success, and ultimately population dynamics, depend on the birds’ main feeding habitat, mediated by their body weight. You will be working under supervision of Dr. Eldar Rakhimberdiev (demography, modelling) and Prof. Bart Nolet (goose ecology and conservation). You will closely collaborate with the brent geese PhD candidate who focuses on tracking and migration of brents.
https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoc-brent-goose-demographic-analysis-in-waakvogels-sentinel-birds-project-netherlands-13996