The Kara Gate colony (77.593°N x 55.021°E) is located on the southern part of the South Island of Novaya Zemlya Archipelago and spans about 9 km. Seabirds have been monitored at Kara Gate since 2014.
It supports breeding populations of black-legged kittiwakes (3.000-3.500 pairs), common guillemots and Brünnich’s guillemots (a total of approx. 60000 individuals), glaucous gulls (approx. 10 pairs). GLS studies were first initiated in 2015 with deployments on kittiwakes and Brünnich’s guillemots.
Notice: Russian field sites are not part of SEATRACK phase III.
Site coordinator
Alexey Ezhov
Murmansk Marine Biological Institute
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