Bird summer distribution patterns on islands in Onega Bay, White Sea

• Published in: Biological Communications
• Main Authors: Simonov, Sergey, Matantseva, Maria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: St Petersburg State University 2022
• Subjects: birds; White Sea; bird distribution; species composition; environmental factors; Onega; Onega Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2022.103; http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38262

We studied avian populations and distribution patterns on 20 islands in Onega Bay, White Sea, with transect surveys completed to register selected biotic and abiotic factors in July 2020. Bird population densities proved to be the highest on small secluded islands rarely visited by humans and on tre...