BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2006


RESPONDENT

Dmitry Fedorov-Davydov

SITE NAME

Akhmelo lake vicinity, Kolyma lowland, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(4967)330595(f)/(495)3366443(h) // muss@orc.ru // Institute of physico-chemical and biological problems in soil sciences, Institutskaya, 2, Puschino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Paleoecological expedition "Beringia"

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

9.09

24.09

2


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Weather was windy with frequent night frosts and several snowfalls from 10-20 September. Then weather turned calm, clear and relatively warm, but still with frost at nights.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity: rainy
Date of 50% snow-cover: 22.05
Date of ice-break on rivers: early June
Date of final loss of snow: 26.05

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

Wader were numerous and skuas rare according to reports of local people. Siberian Jays were abundant in September.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesrare   
wadersYesabundantfledging  
swansYescommonfledging  
ducksYescommonfledging  
ptarmigansYescommonfledging  
skuasYesrare   
gulls/ternsYescommon   
owlsYesrare   
passerinesYescommonfledging  
diversYesrare   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
reindeer herding 
seasonal fishing/hunting 

 


Recommended citation

Fedorov-Davydov, D.G. (2006). Breeding conditions report for Akhmelo lake vicinity, Kolyma lowland, 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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