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

Sergey Simonov; Maria Matantseva

doi:10.21638/spbu03.2022.103

Authors

Sergey Simonov Institute of Biology of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IB KarRC RAS), ul. Pushkinskaya, 11, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, 185610, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-9335
Maria Matantseva Institute of Biology of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IB KarRC RAS), ul. Pushkinskaya, 11, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, 185610, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5393-4144

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2022.103

Abstract

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 treeless islands. We also found positive correlations between the species richness and the island size, presence of woody vegetation, and human visitation. It is noteworthy that although human interference can cause species diversity on the islands to increase, the relative abundance of birds declined. Furthermore, species diversity increased due to the arrival of species atypical of this region and, hence, lacking the complete set of requisite adaptations. Further human pressure on the islands can eventually destabilise their avifaunal complexes and aggravate the current transformation of northern communities in response to climate change.

Keywords:

birds, White Sea, bird distribution, species composition, environmental factors

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