ArcticBarnies
The Arctic summer is short, and for migrant birds that breed here timely arrival is of vital importance for a successful breeding season. But what happens when the climate changes, and temperatures rise in the Arctic? How do the prospects for these birds change, and can they adjust their migration schedule in order to keep up with change? In the project 'ArcticBarnies' we study how climate change affects migration strategies of Barnacle Geese. Here we write on the progress, the successes and the challenges, and the eventual results of our research project!
The People
Thomas Lameris
I am an enthusiastic ornithologist, with research on bird ecology in countries of the former USSR being my prime interest. During my Msc Forest and Nature Conservation at the Wageningen University I worked on vegetation ecology and bird ecology, with fieldwork projects in Canada, Oman and Kazakhstan. In November 2013 I started as a PhD-student on the Netherlands Institute of Ecology for this project.
Bart Nolet
Bart is group leader of the Foraging and Movement Ecology group at the department of Animal Ecology at the NIOO-KNAW. One of his main interests is how animals, especially Arctic-nesting geese and swans, decide when and where to move and how they should optimally use their surroundings and its resources. He is the supervisor on this project together with Henk.
Henk van der Jeugd
Henk is currently head of the Dutch centre for Avian migration and demography studies, situated at the NIOO-KNAW. He has been studying Barnacle Geese in the Baltic and the Netherlands, and has been among the first expeditions to study Barnacle Geese in Tobseda, Russia. Together with Bart he will be supervising this project.
Femke Jochems
Femke is a Msc student Forest and Nature Conservation at the Wageningen University. One of her primary interests is foraging ecology, and within this project she will work on the effects of climate warming on grass growing peaks along the migratory flyway of the Barnacle Geese.
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