BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2005


RESPONDENT

Andrei Ivaschenko

SITE NAME

Lavrentia settlement, Chukotski Peninsula, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
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PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

21.06

26.08

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

The weather was hot and very dry in late June, after which rains occurred for two weeks.

 

Season temperature: warm
Season humidity: rainy
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:

Crop of marshrooms and berries was high, as well as an unusually high abundance of fish.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesrare   
wadersYes    
skuasYesrarehatching  
gulls/ternsYesabundantfledging  
passerinesYescommon   
red foxesYes    

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
permanent polar/meteorological/reserve station 
reindeer herding 
seasonal fishing/hunting 
vicinities of a permanent human settlement 

 


Recommended citation

Ivaschenko, A.I. (2005). Breeding conditions report for Lavrentia settlement, Chukotski Peninsula, Russia, 2005. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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