Junior Ecologist Posi

Stichting FBE Noord-Holland ● Spaarne 17 ● 2011 CD Haarlem E: [email protected] ● T: 023 - 210 02 23 ● KvK: 341 867 97 ● IBAN: NL41 RABO 0389 4629 50
Junior Ecologist Posi/on on GPS-tracking project: Migratory Connec/vity and Movement Ecology in Greylag Geese
A junior ecologist position is available at the newly established research group of the Fauna Management Unit Noord-Holland (FBE NH), in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The junior ecologist will lead a project on migratory connectivity and movement ecology in greylag geese, using GPS-tracking, accelerometry, and long-term ringing datasets. The goal is to study migration strategies, seasonal space use, and population exchange across breeding, moulting, summering and wintering areas in the Netherlands. Opportunities for further academic development will be provided.
Project description
Migratory birds are increasingly affected by rapid environmental change. Many migratory goose populations that were doing poorly half a century ago have since adapted to human-dominated landscapes and grown to large numbers. While a conservation success, this also leads to new conflicts. Large goose populations can negatively impact agricultural yields, reduce the quality of natural habitat for other (vulnerable) species, and pose risks to air safety.
Recent GPS-tracking studies show that greylag geese exhibit flexible and sometimes unexpected movement strategies, including shifts in migratory behaviour, moult migration, and movements across assumed flyway boundaries. This project will investigate migratory connectivity and movement ecology in greylag geese in the Netherlands using GPS-tracking, accelerometry, and long-term ecological datasets, focusing on the project aims 1) to identify and characterise moult migration strategies of greylag geese in Noord-Holland and Flevoland, 2) to determine where geese summering ...