BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2005


RESPONDENT

Tatiana Kirikova

SITE NAME

Medusa Bay, Taimyr 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:


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:

high

Breeding conditions:

Arctic Foxes and skua were abundant, and destroyed nests of birds in spite of the high lemming numbers. All waders bred early, and Little Stints - in high numbers.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Lemming numbers were high.

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment

 


Recommended citation

Kirikova, T. (2005). Breeding conditions report for Medusa Bay, Taimyr Peninsula, Russia, 2005. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 9 Dec. 2005. Accessed .

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