BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2002


RESPONDENT

Ake Andersson

SITE NAME

Swedish Lapland, Sweden

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
+46 18 32 05 84/+46 70 330 06 35 // ake_a@swipnet.se // Ringgatan 39 C, SE-752 17 Uppsala, Sweden

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:

From our investigation area for reintroduced Lesser White-fronted Geese I can tell that the lemmings crashed during late winter-early spring 2002. We saw more Red Foxes and Minks than usual and my impression is that birds suffered under a high predation pressure. However we left our investigation area already in early July before most ducks and waders had hatched. Our Lesser White-fronted Geese had a good season (8 fledged broods observed on staging localities), but brood size was around the average (small material).
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
geeseYes hatching  
red foxesYes    

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Andersson, A. (2002). Breeding conditions report for Swedish Lapland, Sweden, 2002. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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