Avifauna of Hornsund area, SW Spitsbergen: present state and recent changes

• Autorzy: Wojczulanis-Jakubas K , Jakubas D. , Stempniewicz L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this study was to present the current state of avifauna in the vicinity of Polish Polar Station, at Hornsund (SW Spitsbergen). During four seasons (2003-2006) ten bird species were recorded as breeding there. Among them colonial little auk and Arctic tern were most abundant. Six additional species were noted during the breeding season but none of them bred there and their visits in the study plots were a consequence of their nesting nearby study area. Remaining 11 species were recorded during migration. The most pronounced changes over the last 35 years has been a considerable increase in number of barnacle geese exploiting the tundra as their foraging and resting area.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Polar Research
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 29
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.187-197,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wojczulanis-Jakubas K

• Gdansk University, Al.Legionow 9, 80-441 Gdansk, Poland

autor

Jakubas D.

autor

Stempniewicz L.

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