BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2005


RESPONDENT

Magnus Forsberg

SITE NAME

Vise Island, Kara Sea, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
phone +46 34 06 22 470/mobile +46 70 60 90 075 // forsberg.mgf@telia.com // Vasterangsvagen 12, 432 96 ASKLOSTER, SWEDEN

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Voyage on the ice-breaker Dranitsyn

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

14.08

14.08


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:

Breeding conditions:

Approximately 150 - 200 adult Ivory Gulls had a main breeding colony about 700 meters west of the weather station. The colony was located in between a heavy pile of metal scarp, which was strange to see, as all other colonies I have encountered at Svalbard has been in high cliffs.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
gulls/ternsYescommonbreeding Ivory

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Forsberg, M. (2005). Breeding conditions report for Vise Island, Kara Sea, 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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