Bird fauna of northeast Asia: a summary of the unique biodiversity and the priorities for conservation

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Author: ANDREEV, ALEXANDER
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Kamchatka Peninsula; Verkhoyansk; Ice; Kamchatka; lena river; permafrost; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1995.tb08442.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1995.tb08442.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1995.tb08442.x

The subcontinent of northeast Asia, defined as the region east of the Lena River between 58 o and 72 o N (and excluding the Kamchatka peninsula), is 3500 km × 1500 km in area (Fig. 1). Influenced by ice‐covered seas, low air temperatures and permafrost, it has a complicated mosaic of habitats, suppo...