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The migrations of Finnish Bean Geese Anser fabalis in 1978 - 2011.

Bean Geese Anser fabalis have been neck-banded extensivelyin the breeding areas in northern Finland duringtwo periods: 1978–1994 and 2002–2009. The observationsof these geese showed marked differences in timingof migration and location of wintering and stagingareas between the two periods. The Bean Geese stayedfurther to the north in south Sweden during the autumnin the latter period and arrived l

Extracellular Matrix Remodelling In COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves major remodelling of cells and tissue in the lung. There has been much focus on the inflammatory response, while less attention has been paid to structural changes and alterations of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this review we revisit some of the latest findings on what is currently known about ECM a

Satellite tracking of Bean Geese Anser fabalis fabalis and A. f. rossicus from spring staging areas in northern Sweden to breeding and moulting areas.

In order to determine their breeding and moulting siteswe fitted eight Taiga Bean Geese Anser fabalis fabalisand two Tundra Bean Geese A. f. rossicus with satellitetransmitters in 2007–2009 at their spring roosting sitesat Umeå and Luleå, Sweden. Nine of these transmitterstransferred GPS positions for 1–4 months. All positionswere N–ENE of the catching sites. The Tundra BeanGeese migrated to Finnm

Changes of numbers and distribution of wintering waterfowl in Sweden during forty years, 1967 - 2006.

Regular midwinter counts of waterfowl (included in theInternational Midwinter Counts, IWC, organized by whatis now Wetlands International) has been undertaken inSweden since the start in 1967 and are still going on,now as a part of the National Environmental MonitoringProgramme. After the first exploratory years includingcountry-wide surveys in 1971–1973 undertaken bothfrom the ground, the air and

The Nordic Greylag Goose (Anser anser) Project.

Neck-banding of Greylag Geese in the Nordic countries was initiated in 1984 bythe Nordic Council for Wildlife Research as there was a need for a thorough knowledge of various aspects of the population ecology and migration patterns of the populations in different parts of the four countries. Since the start in 1984 more than 6400 Greylag Geese have been neck-banded, yielding more than 250,000 read

Forty years of midwinter Counts of waterfowl along the Coasts of Scania, South Sweden.

The International Midwinter Counts, organised byWetlands International, started in January 1967, butco-ordinated counts were organised along the coastsof Scania, south Sweden, already since January 1964.This paper summarises the results of the first fortyyears. During the first years full coverage was attained,but in later years the counts covered nine larger areas,containing about 75% of all wate

Wintering diving duck populations in the Öresund, Southern Sweden, in relation to available food Resources.

Intensive surveys of staging and wintering diving ducks in the Öresund area,southern Sweden, were undertaken during the winters 1995/96, 1996/97 and1997/98 as a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) related to theestablishment of a Fixed Link (bridge–tunnel–artificial island) between Swedenand Denmark. Monitoring of the benthic fauna made it possible to compare thecalculated food requi

Incidence and familial risk of pleural mesothelioma in Sweden : A national cohort study

Familial clustering of pleural mesothelioma was reported previously, but none of the reports quantified the familial risk of mesothelioma or the association with other cancers. The contributions of shared environmental or genetic factors to the aggregation of mesothelioma were unknown. We used a number of Swedish registers, including the Swedish Multigeneration Register and the Swedish Cancer Regi

Long-term trends and Changes in numbers and distribution of some wintering waterfowl species along the Swedish Baltic coast.

Regular counts of wintering waterfowl have been undertaken as a part of the International Waterfowl Census (IWC) and the National Swedish Environmental Monitoring Program since 1964. After the first years, a network of annually surveyed sites was established for the calculation of annual indices. Country-wide surveys (also including aerial counts) were undertaken 1971–1974, 1987–1989, 1992–1993 (p

Wintering Swans Cygnus spp. and Coot Fulica atra in the Öresund, South Sweden, in relation to available food Resources.

In connection with the building of a Fixed Link (bridge –artificial island – tunnel) between Sweden and Denmarkintensive studies of waterfowl and benthic fauna and florain the Öresund were undertaken as a part of the EnvironmentalImpact Assessment Study. This paper analysisthe occurrences of staging and wintering herbivores (i.e.Mute Swan Cygnus olor and Coot Fulica atra) in relationto available f

Why should Greylag Goose Anser anser parents rear offspring of others?

The benefits and costs of rearing large broods were studied in a population of neck collared Greylag Geese in Scania, southernmost Sweden. Families were divided into four groups according to brood size: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 and >12 young. Gosling survival showed a significant positive relationship with brood size on arrival at the rearing area. First-year and third-year local survival, as well as breedi

Field choice in spring and breeding performance of Greylag Geese Anser anser in Southern Sweden.

Selection and exploitation of feeding areas by pre-breeding and nonbreeding Greylag Geese A nser anser, as we ll as by families, was studied in a breeding area consisting of four lakes in Scania, southernmost Sweden, in the years 1997-2000. Total production of young in each lake as we ll as the breeding performance of neck collared individuals was established annually, 1985-2000. This breeding pop

Submerged vegetation and the variation in the autumn waterfowl Community at lake Tåkern, Southern Sweden.

We analysed data from 25 years of standardised mid-September counts of waterfowl at eutrophic Lake Tåkern, southern Sweden. For eight species, counts were compared with a national index constructed from similar counts at numerous lakes and coastal sites. For Crested Grebes and Mute Swans there was a correlation between counts at Lake Tåkern and the national index, suggesting that they simultaneous