BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1999

RESPONDENT

Anders Angerbjorn

SITE NAME

Bathurst Island South, Canada

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
// Anders.Angerbjorn@zoologi.su.se // Zoologiska institutionen, Stockholms universitet, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Tundra Northwest 1999

Start of survey:

 End of survey: Team size:

13.07

14.07

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:

low

Breeding conditions:
 

Rodent dynamics:
Microtine and shrew density on 13-14 July was 1.3 captured individuals per 100 traps set out for 24 hours.

Rodent species recorded:
LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN THE STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesrare   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 

Source(s):

Angerbjorn, A.//Erlinge, S.//Kenney, A.//Krebs, C.J.//Svensson, M. 2000. Cyclic population dynamics of Arctic lemmings. In: Polarforskningssekretariatets arsbok 1999. Polarforskningssekretariatet, Stockholm, pages 60-62.

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