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The First Description of a Synanthropic Colony of Common Kittiwake Risa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) in the City of Murmansk

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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, and anthropogenic disturbance) and their possible impact on reproduction are discussed.

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This study was financed from the budget of the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. No additional grants were received to conduct or direct this particular study.

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Goryaeva, A.A., Goryaev, Y.I. The First Description of a Synanthropic Colony of Common Kittiwake Risa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) in the City of Murmansk. Russ J Mar Biol 50, 56–62 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074024010024

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