The First Description of a Synathropic Colony of Common Kittiwake Rissa tridaktyla (Linnaeus, 1758) in the City of Murmansk

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Abstract

The only large synanthropic colony of the common kittiwake Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758), located within the city of Murmansk, has been described for the first time on the Russian coast of the Barents Sea. The data have been provided on the geographic location of the settlement, the number and spatial distribution of birds, and productivity. Some aspects of environmental conditions during the nesting period (food availability, predation, anthropogenic disturbance) and their possible impact on reproduction have been discussed.

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A. A. Goryaeva

Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: ygoryaev@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9931-3418
Russian Federation, Murmansk

Yu. I. Goryaev

Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: ygoryaev@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1681-889X
Russian Federation, Murmansk

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2. Fig. 1. Map-scheme of the location of the synanthropic colony of the Long-tailed Duck in Murmansk port in 2022 (buildings inhabited in 2022 are highlighted in dark colour). The black circle marks the buildings surveyed in 2013

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3. Fig. 2. Example of infestation of washerworms in window openings located at different heights in an area of high disturbance (near a cargo berth)

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4. Fig. 3. Example of infestation of window openings located at different heights in the zone of low disturbance by washerworms

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