Evidence of an Increasing Hooded Merganser Population in Massachusetts

H W. Heusmann; T. J. Early; B. J. Nikula

doi:10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0413:EOAIHM]2.0.CO;2

We can help you reset your password using the email address linked to your BioOne Complete account.

For additional assistance, contact our Help Desk, helpdesk@bioone.org

Registered users receive a variety of benefits including the ability to customize email alerts, create favorite journals list, and save searches. Please note that a BioOne web account does not automatically grant access to full-text content. An institutional or society member subscription is required to view non-Open Access content. Contact helpdesk@bioone.org with any questions.

All Fields are Required

First Name

Last/Family Name

Password

Password Requirements: Minimum 8 characters, must include as least one uppercase, one lowercase letter, and one number or permitted symbol Valid Symbols for password:
~ Tilde
! Exclamation Mark
@ At sign
$ Dollar sign
^ Caret
( Opening Parenthesis
) Closing Parenthesis
_ Underscore
. Period

Confirm Password

Web Account created successfully

H W. Heusmann,^*,** T. J. Early,^* B. J. Nikula^***

^*Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA 01581.
^**Corresponding author; h.heusmann@state.ma.us
^***2 Gilbert Lane, Harwichport, MA 02646.

Abstract

The number of Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) broods hatching in nest houses on 53 study areas in Massachusetts increased by 289% from 1979–1983 to 1994–1998 and the number of areas used increased from 9 of 53 in 1979 to 26 of 53 by 1998. The number of Hooded Mergansers counted on 21 Massachusetts Christmas Bird Count circles from 1979–1983 to 1994–1998 increased by 225%. The increasing trend lines did not match, suggesting different populations. This appears to support reports of increasing Hooded Merganser populations by other northeastern state waterfowl biologists.

Citation Download Citation

H W. Heusmann, T. J. Early, and B. J. Nikula "Evidence of an Increasing Hooded Merganser Population in Massachusetts," The Wilson Bulletin 112(3), 413-415, (1 September 2000). https://doi.org/10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0413:EOAIHM]2.0.CO;2

Received: 16 November 1999; Accepted: 1 April 2000; Published: 1 September 2000

You currently do not have any folders to save your paper to! Create a new folder below.

Include:

Citation Only

Citation & Abstract

Format:

RIS

EndNote

BibTex

KEYWORDS/PHRASES

PUBLICATION TITLE:

COLLECTION:

PUBLICATION YEARS