BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2006


RESPONDENT

Dmitry Fedorov-Davydov

SITE NAME

Algygytkyn Lake and Segodnya bulgunnyakh, 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:

28.09

2.10

3


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Weather was quite warm for late September - early October, although night frost occurred. Mean daily air temperatures dropped below freezing from 1 October, but precipitation did not occur and snow cover did not establish. Rivers did not start to freeze, while ice have started to form on lakes near shores.

 

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

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYescommon   
lemmingsYescommon   
wadersYescommon   
swansYescommonfledging  
ducksYescommonfledging  
owlsYescommon   
passerinesYescommonfledging  
diversYescommon   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
reindeer herding 
seasonal fishing/huntingin winter

 


Recommended citation

Fedorov-Davydov, D.G. (2006). Breeding conditions report for Algygytkyn Lake and Segodnya bulgunnyakh, 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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