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RESPONDENT
Stanislav Gubin

SITE NAME
Kolyma River lower reaches, Duvanny Yar, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(827)73-22-97(h), (827)722604(o) // gubin@issp.serpukhov.su // District "G", 28-59, Puschino, Moscovskaya oblast, 142290, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:
Soil-ecological expedition

Start of survey:	End of survey:	Team size:
15.07	15.09	4

WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

average

Weather conditions:

Hot July-early August.

Season temperature:

warm

Season humidity:

dry

Date of 50% snow-cover:

Date of ice-break on rivers:

10.06

Date of final loss of snow:

15.06

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

Dry weather resulted in forest fires and drying out of small lakes.

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

Latin	Abundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Group of species	Presence	Abundance	Breeding
arctic foxes	Yes	common	breeding
lemmings	Yes	common	breeding
voles	Yes	common
waders	Yes	common	breeding
swans	Yes	common	fledging
geese	Yes	rare
ducks	Yes	common	fledging
birds of prey	Yes	rare	fledging
ptarmigans	Yes	abundant	fledging
cranes	Yes	rare
skuas	Yes	rare
gulls/terns	Yes	common	fledging
owls	Yes	rare	fledging
passerines	Yes	common	fledging

species	Aggregation type	Number	Comment

Human activity	Comment
seasonal fishing/hunting

Recommended citation

Gubin, S.V. (2003). Breeding conditions report for Kolyma River lower reaches, Duvanny Yar, Russia, 2003. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .