- Quantification of the potential damage caused by sheldgeese grazing on wheat, taking into account the crop cycle and the grazing intensity.
- Quantification of the sheldgeese´s role in the provision of ecosystem services in agroecosystems, in terms of nutrient supply and weed control.
- Study of the sheldgeese diet in the southeast of Buenos Aires.
- Abundance estimation of the three species of sheldgeese in the southeast of Buenos Aires.
Construction of habitat suitability maps based on environmental variables that determine their distribution and/or abundance.
Analysis of their annual migration, identifying breeding, wintering and migratory stopover sites.
Analysis of their annual migration, identifying breeding, wintering and migratory stopover sites.
Analysis of the spatial (environmental) and temporal (climatic) factors that are involved in the selection of their migratory stopover sites.
Determination of the collision risk areas between the Ruddy-headed goose migratory routes, wind farms, and high-
voltage power lines.
Construction of simulation models of the Ruddy-headed goose migratory routes to determine the impacts of human
infrastructures.
Monitoring and assessment of the situation and diagnosis of the potential effects the construction of hydroelectric dams could have on the Ruddy-headed goose migratory stopovers on the Santa Cruz river.
Site and dates registration of the Ruddy-headed goose
migratory stopovers inside the National Parks (Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Costero Patagonia Austral, Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Makenke y Parque Nacional Monte León) and their influence zones.
ORIGINAL PUBLISHED RESEARCH WORKS ON THE RUDDY-HEADED GOOSE.
ORIGINAL PUBLISHED RESEARCH WORKS ON THE RUDDY-HEADED GOOSE
- Pedrana J., K. Pütz, L. Bernad, S. Muñoz, A. Gorosábel, G. Castresana Gabriel, A. Leiss, J.P. Seco Pon. 2020. Spatial and temporal variation in the migration of Ruddy-headed Geese in southern South America using satellite tagging. Bird Conservation Internacional, 2020: 1-15.
- Gorosábel, A., L. Bernad, J. Pedrana. 2020. Ecosystem services provided by wildlife in the Pampas region, Argentina. Ecological Indicators, 117: 106576
- Gorosábel, A., J. Pedrana, L. Bernad, V.J. Caballero, S.D. Muñoz, N.O. Maceira. 2019. Evaluating the impacts and benefits of sheldgeese on crop yields in the Pampas region of Argentina: A contribution for mitigating the conflicts with agriculture. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 279: 33–42.
- Pedrana J., L. Bernad, N.O. Maceira, J.P. Isacch. 2018. Niche overlap through habitat suitability models: a management tool for native birds of the Argentinean Pampas. Ardeola, 65(1): 25-40.
- Pedrana J., L. Bernad, J.N. Bernardos, J.P. Seco Pon, J.P. Isacch, S.D. Muñóz, N.O. Maceira. 2018. Winter Population Size Estimations of Three Migratory Sheldgeese in the Southern Pampas, Argentina. Waterbirds, 41(1):16-21. 2018.
- Pedrana J., K. Pütz, L. Bernad, J.P. Seco Pon, A. Gorosabel, S.D. Muñoz, J.P. Isacch, R. Matus, O. Blank, B. Lüthi, M. Lunardelli, P. Rojas. 2018. Migration routes and stopover sites of Upland Geese Chloephaga picta in South America. Avian Biology Research 11: 89–99.
- Pedrana, J., J.P. Seco Pon, J.P. Isacch, A. Leiss, P.O. Rojas, G. Castresana, J. Calvo, L. Bernad, S.D. Muñoz, N.O. Maceira, K. Pütz. 2015. First insights into the migration pattern of an upland goose based on satellite tracking. Ornitología Neotropical 26: 245–253.
- Pedrana J., L. Bernad, N.O. Maceira, y J.P. Isacch. 2014. Human–Sheldgeese conflict in agricultural landscapes: Effects ofenvironmental and anthropogenic predictors on Sheldgeese distribution in the southern Pampa, Argentina. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 183: 31– 39.
- Pedrana J., J. Bustamante, A. Rodríguez, A. Travaini. 2011. Primary productivity and disturbance as determinants of large-scale distribution of Upland Goose in southern Patagonia. Ibis 153: 517–530