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b)
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Zone E
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Zone E
a)
III I II III I II
March April May
III I II III I II III I II III
Aug September October November
Number of geese
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Number of geese
1,600
1,200
1,400
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Figure 5
. Mean of the maximum numbers of Taiga Bean Goose counted for each 10-day period in each
zone in (a) autumn 2002–2011, and (b) spring 2002–2012.
