Pechora Delta : structure and dynamics of the Pechora Delta ecosystems (1995-1999)

This report is a time mark of the joint venture of the collaboration between the Institute of Biology in Syktyvar, Russia, and RIZA in Lelystad, in co-operation with the State Committee for Environmental Protection in Nar'yan-Mar (1995-1999). It reflects the findings during five expeditions into the area of the Pechora Delta in northern Russia. Three major landscapes distinguishable within the area were investigated in all years of the study. Fieldwork was carried out late June and early July, whereas the 1998 expedition was in August during time of full development of vegetation. The early visits of 1996, 1997 and 1999 were adjusted such as to coincide with the optimal presence of breeding birds.