BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1995


RESPONDENT

Andrei Volkov

SITE NAME

Dikson Island, Taimyr, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(495)748-0552/(495)748-0553(fax) // avolkov@iscmoscow.ru // PB 85, 117312 Moscow, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Bird study in the arctic tundra of Taimyr

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

11.07

21.07

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

Warm sunny weather.

 

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:

No lemmings and foxes, birds of prey (owls, buzzarsd and skuas) do not breed. Waders had high density and full clutches, but predation was heavy.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

We hope to publish data in "Vogelwelt"

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo no  
lemmingsNo no  
wadersYes breedingYes 
swansYes    
geeseYes breedingYes 
ducksYes breeding  
birds of preyYes breedingYes 
skuasYes breedingYes 
gulls/ternsYes breedingYes 
owlsYes breedingYes 
passerinesYes breedingYes 

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
permanent polar/meteorological/reserve station 

 


Recommended citation

Volkov, A.E. (1995). Breeding conditions report for Dikson Island, Taimyr, Russia, 1995. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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