European ducks in a changing world: human impacts, population processes and species interactions

Abstract

On the 7–11 April 2015, ca one hundred duck researchers from all over Europe and beyond gathered at the 4th Pan European Duck Symposium in Hanko, southern Finland, to present and discuss ongoing research. We encouraged the delegates to submit their research to Ornis Fennica, which offers free open access, with the aim to gather the resulting publications in one issue, applying the usual rigorous external peer review process and acceptance criteria. We ended up with seven accepted articles (six original articles and one review), all edited by the Guest Editors and Editor-in-Chief. Here, we identify some shared foci of interest, providing guidance as to where to direct future waterfowl research efforts in Europe.