BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1999


RESPONDENT

Alexander Artyukhov

SITE NAME

Indigirka River middle reaches, Yakutia, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
8(083)4124632 // // Sovetskaya St., 3-60, Kokino, Bryanskaya oblast, 243365, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

9.06

23.06

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

Summer was rather warm (close to average) and dry, with a single short night frost on 22 June.

 

Season temperature: average
Season humidity: dry
Date of 50% snow-cover: 13-15.05
Date of ice-break on rivers: 26-28.05
Date of final loss of snow: 16-18.05

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

Breeding conditions were close to average, without pronounced deviations in numbers and reproductive success of most species. Lemmings and voles were rare and rodent-specialized predators had low numbers. Land-nesting birds suffered from numerous wolves, common brown bears, sables and ermines.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Data are available for a limited number of species

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesrare   
volesYesrare   
wadersYescommon   
geeseYesrarehatching  
ducksYesrarehatching  
birds of preyYescommonbreeding  
ptarmigansYescommonbreeding  
skuasYesrarebreeding  
gulls/ternsYesrarebreeding  
passerinesYescommonhatching  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
seasonal fishing/hunting 

 


Recommended citation

Artyukhov, A.I. (1999). Breeding conditions report for Indigirka River middle reaches, Yakutia, 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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