The expansion of the common eider Somateria mollissima at Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea

• Main Author: Ardamackaâ, Tat'âna Borisovna (1927–2011)
• Other Authors: Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii, Meeting of the European Ornithologists' Union (2, 1999, Gdańsk)
• Format: Text
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN 2001
• Subjects: Eider; Common Eider; Ukraine; Black Sea coast; congresses; waterfowl; geographical expansion; birds; Somateria mollissima; Anatidae; Aves; 1950-90; Edredon > Ukraina > Czarnego Morza; Wybrzeże > konferencje [KABA]; ekspansja gatunku; kaczkowate; ptaki
• Online Access: https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/45284/content

Referat wygłoszony na Second Meeting of the European Ornithologists' Union Bibliogr. p. 54 P. [53]-54 : ill. 27 cm Abstract in Polish. Taxa in Latin In 1950s the Common Eider was a very rare species in the Black Sea region, migrating there only irregularly. A decade later, 9-14 males wintered in Black Sea bays. A few pairs attempted to breed there but their nests were flooded by storms. The first records (2 pairs) of successful breeding come from 1975. By the mid-1990s, the total number of breeding pairs had reached almost 1000. Referat wygłoszony na Second Meeting of the European Ornithologists' Union Bibliogr. s. 54 S. [53]-54 : il. 27 cm Streszcz. pol. Nazwy taksonów również w jęz. łac. In 1950s the Common Eider was a very rare species in the Black Sea region, migrating there only irregularly. A decade later, 9-14 males wintered in Black Sea bays. A few pairs attempted to breed there but their nests were flooded by storms. The first records (2 pairs) of successful breeding come from 1975. By the mid-1990s, the total number of breeding pairs had reached almost 1000.