BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1997


RESPONDENT

Eugeny Syroechkovski, Jr.

SITE NAME

Portnyagino Lake, Taimyr Peninsula, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(095)246-71-54/(095)124-79-32 // ees@gcnet.ru // Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Leninski prospekt, 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


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:

high

Breeding conditions:

In late July high numbers of Siberian Lemmings were recorded, nesting of Snowy Owls, Pomarine and Long-tailed Skuas. Wader broods were common everywhere.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesabundant   
wadersYescommonhatching  
skuasYes breeding  
pomarine skuasYes breeding  
owlsYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Syroechkovski, Jr., E.E. (1997). Breeding conditions report for Portnyagino Lake, Taimyr Peninsula, Russia, 1997. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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