BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1995


RESPONDENT

Nils Andersson

SITE NAME

Lake Torne Area Biosphere Reserve, Sweden

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(46980)40271/(46980)40171 // // Abisko Scientific Research Station P.O.Box 52, S-981 07 Abisko, Sweden

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Abisko Scientific Research Station

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: late

Weather conditions:

Extremely cold and windy early July. Very windy, many stormy days, which is uncommon during the summer; snow above the tree-line and very rough conditions for all breeding birds. Weather data are available from our met. station (380 m. a.s.l).

 

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:

Very few small rodents were present this year - very few hatchlings in Buteo lagopus.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
lemmingsYes    
wadersYes breeding  
swansYes    
geeseNo    
ducksYes breeding  
birds of preyYes breeding  
skuasYes breeding  
gulls/ternsYes breeding  
owlsYes breeding  
passerinesYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
permanent polar/meteorological/reserve station 

 


Recommended citation

Andersson, N.A. (1995). Breeding conditions report for Lake Torne Area Biosphere Reserve, Sweden, 1995. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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