BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1993


RESPONDENT

Alexander Kondratyev

SITE NAME

Anadyr Bay coast, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
+7 (812) 145-21-54 // akondratyev@mail.ru // St. Petersburg ,198328, Kuznetsova prosp. 26-1-196

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: late

Weather conditions:

In tundras in the area of the Avtatkuul' river, spring was late with plenty of snow. In June the weather was cold and windy, while in July it was rather warm and calm.

 

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:

low

Breeding conditions:

The lemming population was still at a low point, nevertheless some pairs of Arctic Foxes were breeding, and no wandering Arctic Foxes were recorded in June. Breeding success of waterfowl and waders was considered average.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN THE STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYes breeding  
lemmingsYesrare   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Source(s):

Tomkovich, P.S. 1998. Breeding conditions for waders in Russian tundras in 1993. International Wader Studies 10:124-131.

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