Tatarstan is in the centre of European Russia, with an area of 67.8km2, and 4 million human population. 90% of the region is no more than 200m above sea level, mostly forest and forest-steppe with deciduous and coniferous trees. It has over 500 rivers, including Volga, Kama and over 8000 lakes and ponds. It is…
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Climate change impact on birds in Tatarstan forests
Research from Tatarstan between 2018-23 reviewing winter bird species richness: We show for the first time the results of a study into the spatial distribution of birds in forests at the eastern edge of Europe (Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) and changes from early to late winter. A transect method was used to census randomly selected…
Cuckoo clocks ahead of time in Tatarstan
Climate change continues to affects birds and plants, changing resource availability. This is causing problems for both the common and oriental cuckoos. Ornithologists in Kazan, Tatarstan completed research over a 1200km2 area between 1988 – 2023. The sub-taiga area includes forests, farms, lakes, rivers and other human settlements. They recorded arrival times, visual and audio…
Russian Climate Research 