Ornithologists have presented the first results of the field season 2012 at the Solovetsky Islands. Correspondent reports BakuToday, during the month of the Solovki branch of the White Sea biological station of the Moscow State University. Lomonosov was on the islands of the archipelago and adjacent territories ornithological monitoring. The results of the expedition everybody could see at a public lecture held by Vladimir Semashko, Alexander reviem and B.e. erenkovym in the Conference Hall of the St. Petersburg hotels Solovki Museum-reserve.

During the breeding period, most favorable for learning disorder, studies have been conducted on the Solovetsky Islands in the archipelago, as well as on Zhizhgin island. During the expedition revealed that the population of solovetsk birds remains stable, and in some species there is a positive trend: the number of birds even increases. On the General background of the not-so-favorable optimistic situation of terns: largest colony on the islands of Maly Zayatsky, Malaya Muksalma and Cape of Kolguev. Unser decreased significantly. Scientists have been slow to sound the alarm, believing that such changes may represent a natural cyclical process, although not precluded and the influence of anthropogenic factors. In connection with this proposal to resume visits to these islands until the limit of 15 July, before the bird breeding period.

Ornithological studies are conducted at the Solovetsky Islands regularly for over 20 years. Since 1996, the monitoring is carried out mainly by the Solovki branch of BBSING. They have been a description of all bird species, their number, size, description of nests, ringing, etc. Over the years research has about 570 Islands in the White Sea, 250 species of birds, including 220 solovetsky (from constantly 120 nesting in the archipelago), BakuToday Solovki Museum.

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