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RESPONDENT
Andrei Blokhin

SITE NAME
Schutchya River upper reaches, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
095-246-89-78 // // M. Pirogovskaya St. 23-36, Moscow, 119435, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:
Jackspine Study

Start of survey:	End of survey:	Team size:
03.06	26.06	2

WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Water table in the Schutchya River dropped by 2 m after the ice-break, but increased again to the flood-time level after the snow melt and strong rain. Water was decreasing and increasing at a daily rate of 20-30 cm, and floodplain and islands were flooded again.

Season temperature:

warm

Season humidity:

Date of 50% snow-cover:

5-7.06

Date of ice-break on rivers:

30.05

Date of final loss of snow:

15.06

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

Reproduction of birds was affected by abiotic factors and predation by skuas, but generally was developing normally.

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

Latin	Abundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Group of species	Presence	Abundance	Breeding	Detailed studies
lemmings	Yes	rare
voles	Yes	common
waders	Yes	common	breeding	Yes
swans	Yes	rare
geese	Yes	rare
ducks	Yes	abundant	breeding
birds of prey	Yes	common	breeding
buzzards	Yes	rare
ptarmigans	Yes	common	breeding
skuas	Yes	common
gulls/terns	Yes	common	breeding
owls	Yes	common
passerines	Yes	abundant	breeding

species	Aggregation type	Number	Comment

Human activity	Comment
area affected by industrial development
reindeer herding

Recommended citation

Blokhin, A.Y. (2004). Breeding conditions report for Schutchya River upper reaches, Russia, 2004. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .