BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1997


RESPONDENT

Hans-Ulrich Rosner

SITE NAME

Gamvik/Slettnes, Norway

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
// roesner@wwf.de // Schueckingstrasse 14, D-25813 Husum, Germany

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

2


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: late

Weather conditions:

Snowmelt was somewhat later than average in 1997.

 

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:

Dunlins started nesting at average time with apparent nesting success average for the area (89%) and fledging success also average. Dunlin hatching success was high in all years in the area, with the range 78-97%.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

see 2003 report for details

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
wadersYescommonfledgingYes 
skuasYesabundanthatching  
red foxesNo    
reindeersYes    

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Rosner, H., Ganter, B. (1997). Breeding conditions report for Gamvik/Slettnes, Norway, 1997. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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