BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1991


RESPONDENT

Vadim Ryabitsev

SITE NAME

Yaibari River, Yamal, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(343)-2-605-605/(343)-2-608-256 // riabits@etel.ru // Schorsa St., 30-32, Ekaterinburg, 620142, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: early

Weather conditions:

Spring was very early. The ice broke-up on 5-8 June. Snow cover melted almost completely within the first ten days of June. Summer was moderately warm, without long cool periods.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers: 5-8.06
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

high

Breeding conditions:

Amongst predators, only Pomarine Skuas bred at high density (2.4 pairs/km2) but their pressure on waders was not marked because of the fair density of rodents. Arctic Foxes bred successfully, but they were not numerous. Of 17 nests of Grey Plover, 16 hatched chicks (the female from 17th nest was caught by a Peregrine). Nesting success of Dunlin was 89% (of 18 nests) and of Little Stint was 83% (of 24 nests). General wader incubation success was estimated as 82%. During the time of tending chicks, conditions appeared favourable and most chicks fledged.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Siberian Lemmings reproduced very numerously and successfully during summer.

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance
Lemmus sibiricusabundant

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):

Ryabitsev, V.K. 1998. Breeding conditions for waders Russian tundras in 1991. International Wader Studies 10:111-116.

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