BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2006


RESPONDENT

Egor Loktionov

SITE NAME

Lower Ob' River, West Siberia, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(903) 7869566 // ley-ka@mail.ru // Prospekt Lenina 11/6, 27, Obninsk, 249033, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Inventory of protected areas of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

21.06

2.08

2


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

Water table was low. Air temperatures ranged from 0ø to +30øC during a day in early July, and rainy weather prevailed in the second half of month.

 

Season temperature: cold
Season humidity: rainy
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers: mid-late May
Date of final loss of snow: early June

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance
Microtus oeconomuscommon
Clethrionomys rutiluscommon

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYescommon   
volesYescommonbreeding  
wadersYesabundanthatching  
swansYescommonhatching  
geeseYescommonhatchingYes 
ducksYesabundanthatchingYes 
birds of preyYescommonhatchingYes 
buzzardsYesrare   
ptarmigansYescommon   
skuasYesrarefledging  
pomarine skuasYesrare   
gulls/ternsYescommonhatching  
owlsYesrare  Short-eared
passerinesYesabundantfledging  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
reindeer herding 
seasonal fishing/hunting 

 


Recommended citation

Loktionov, E.Y. (2006). Breeding conditions report for Lower Ob' River, West Siberia, Russia, 2006. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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