BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1998

RESPONDENT

Vladimir Kalyakin

SITE NAME

Belush'ya Guba, Novaya Zemlya Islands, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(095)479-74-13 // // Shirokaya St., 9-1-260, Moscow, 129282, 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:
 

Rodent dynamics:
According to reports of local hunters an outbreak of lemmings occurred in 1998 at Gusinaya Zemlya Peninsula, which is supported by pellets collected in 1999 near 1998 nests of Snowy Owls.

Rodent species recorded:
LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesabundant   
owlsYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
area affected by industrial development 
reindeer herdingin 1930s
seasonal fishing/hunting 
vicinities of a permanent human settlement 

 

Recommended citation
Kalyakin, V.N. (1998). Breeding conditions report for Belush'ya Guba, Novaya Zemlya Islands, Russia, 1998. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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