BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1999


RESPONDENT

Elena Lappo

SITE NAME

Pokhvalny settlement., Indigirka River, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(095)246-71-54(h)/(095)959-00-33(fax) // ellappo@mail.ru // Biogeography Dep., Institute of Geography, Staromonetny Per., 29, Moscow, 109017, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Arctic expedition of Institute of ecology and evolution

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

3.07

5.07

6


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

The season was phenologically average, rather dry and relatively warm. Extremal events were not recorded.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity: dry
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers: late May
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

Nests or downy chicks of Common Snipe, Wood Sandpiper, and Great Knot were found. Low pressure of predators and low level of disturbance by humans allow to assume high reproductive success.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
volesYesrare   
wadersYescommonhatching  
geeseYesrarehatchingYes 
ducksYescommon   
birds of preyYesrare   
ptarmigansYesrarehatching  
gulls/ternsYescommon   
owlsYesrare   
passerinesYesabundanthatching  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
area affected by industrial development 
deserted settlement 
seasonal fishing/hunting 

 


Recommended citation

Lappo, E.G. (1999). Breeding conditions report for Pokhvalny settlement., Indigirka River, 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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