BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1999

RESPONDENT

Christian Hjort

SITE NAME

Astronomical Lakes area, northern Taimyr, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
// Christian.Hjort@geol.lu.se // Dept of Quaternary Geology, Lund University, Solvegatan 13, SE-223 62 Lund, SWEDEN

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Eurasian Ice Sheets

Start of survey:

 End of survey: Team size:

27.07

17.8

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:

average

Breeding conditions:
 

Rodent dynamics:
Lemmings were clearly on the rise.

Rodent species recorded:
LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYescommon   
wadersYescommonfledging  
geeseYesrare   
ducksYesrarehatching  
buzzardsYescommonhatching  
ptarmigansYesrarehatching  
skuasYescommon   
pomarine skuasYesrare   
gulls/ternsYescommon   
owlsYesrare  Snowy
passerinesYesabundantfledging  
diversYesrare   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 

Recommended citation
Hjort, C. (1999). Breeding conditions report for Astronomical Lakes area, northern Taimyr, Russia, 1999. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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