BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2001


RESPONDENT

Elena Lappo

SITE NAME

Guba Gavriila, Chesma Cape, Chukotski Peninsula, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(095)246-71-54(h)/(095)959-00-33(fax) // ellappo@mail.ru // Biogeography Dep., Institute of Geography, Staromonetny Per., 29, Moscow, 109017, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Arctic Expedition of RAN and Working Group on Geese

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

31.05

6.08

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

Ice broke on the Vaamochka River on 10 June (on 13 June in the mouth). Small lakes became free of ice on 15 June, while on large lakes ice broke approximately on 17 June. June was rainy, but July - sunny and dry. Weather conditions were generally favourable.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers: 10.06
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

Breeding success was from average to high in waders and from low to average in geese. Abundant predators included Arctic Foxes on the coast, Red Foxes in shrubs, Brown Bears - everywhere, gulls and skuas. Breeding conditions were favourable for waders in vicinity of the village, despite disturbance and presence of dogs.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYesrare   
lemmingsYesrare   
volesYescommon   
wadersYesabundantfledgingYes 
swansYesrare   
geeseYesabundantfledgingYes 
ducksYescommonfledgingYes 
birds of preyYescommonhatchingYes 
buzzardsYes hatching  
ptarmigansYesrarebreeding  
cranesYesabundanthatchingYes 
skuasYescommon   
gulls/ternsYesabundanthatchingYes 
owlsYesrare   
passerinesYesabundanthatchingYes 
red foxesYescommon   
brown bearsYesabundantbreeding  
auksYes    
ground squirrelsYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
area affected by industrial developmentformerly
reindeer herdingformerly
seasonal fishing/hunting 
vicinities of a permanent human settlement 

 


Recommended citation

Lappo, E.G., Syroechkovski, Jr., E.E. (2001). Breeding conditions report for Guba Gavriila, Chesma Cape, Chukotski Peninsula, 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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