BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2005


RESPONDENT

FWS U.S.

SITE NAME

Melville Island, Canada

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: late

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:

According to satellite imagery, most of Melville and Prince Patrick Islands remained snow covered on 30 June 2005. Similar conditions in the past resulted in <10% young in the fall flight. This suggests another poor production year for Western High Arctic Brant.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN THE STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Source(s):

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Waterfowl population status, 2005. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 60 pp.

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