BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2001


RESPONDENT

Yakov Kokorev

SITE NAME

Typical tundra of western Taimyr, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(3919)468504(h)/(3919)468693(o) // ya.kokorev@norcom.ru // Naberezhnaya Urvantseva 23-271, Norilsk, 663300, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers:
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

In the end of June - beginning of July aerial surveys of wild reindeer breeding grounds were carried out. Rare Snowy Owls and solitary occupied dens of Arctic Foxes were observed during surveys.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Numbers of rodents can be evaluated as below average.

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYes breeding  
owlsYesrare   
reindeersYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Kokorev, Y.I. (2001). Breeding conditions report for Typical tundra of western Taimyr, Russia, 2001. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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