BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1992


RESPONDENT

Didier Vangeluwe

SITE NAME

Novaya Zemlya, Guba Bezimyannaya, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(322)6274355/(322)6494825 // // Institut Royal des Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Franz Josef Land Expedition

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

14.08

2.09

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

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:

Auks, gulls and Calidris maritima were observed breeding. Arctic foxes seen abundant, predating at leats gull colonies.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

auks present and breeding

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYes    
wadersYes breeding  
geeseYes    
ducksYes    
skuasYes    
gulls/ternsYes    
passerinesYes    

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Vangeluwe, D. (1992). Breeding conditions report for Novaya Zemlya, Guba Bezimyannaya, Russia, 1992. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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