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FISHES, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS and MAMMALS of the BERING SEA ECOREGION Taxonomic List in English & Russian Olga V FISHES, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS AND MAMMALS OF THE BERING SEA ECOREGION Taxonomic List in English & Russian Olga V. Romanenko & A.V. Andreev © Kent Sundseth FISHES, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS AND MAMMALS OF THE BERING SEA ECOREGION Taxonomic List in English & Russian êÅ, èíà, ÄåîàÅàà à åãÖäéèàíÄàÖ ÅÖêàçÉéÇéåéêëäéÉé äéêÖÉàéçÄ AUTHORS ÄÇíéê ëËÒÚÂχÚ˘ÂÒÍËÈ ÒÔËÒÓÍ Ì‡ ÛÒÒÍÓÏ Ë ‡Ì„ÎËÈÒÍÓÏ flÁ˚͇ı O.V. Romanenko, Audubon Alaska é.Ç. êÓχÌÂÌÍÓ, é·˘ÂÒÚ‚Ó é‰˛·ÓÌ ÄÎflÒÍË A.V. Andreev, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Ä.Ç. Ä̉‚, àÌÒÚËÚÛÚ ·ËÓÎӄ˘ÂÒÍËı ÔÓ·ÎÂÏ ë‚‡, Russian Academy of Sciences. êÓÒÒËÈÒ͇fl Ä͇‰ÂÏËfl ç‡ÛÍ, чθÌ‚ÓÒÚÓ˜ÌÓ ÓÚ‰ÂÎÂÌËÂ. Table of Contents ÇêÄÜÖçàÖ ÅãÄÉéÑÄêçéëíà ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ÅÓθ¯Û˛ ÔÓÏÓ˘¸ ‚ ÔÓÎÛ˜ÂÌËË ÌÂÓÔÛ·ÎËÍÓ‚‡ÌÌÓÈ ËÌÙÓχˆËË Ó To obtain information on particular geographic areas, we relied ‡ÒÔ‰ÂÎÂÌËË ‚ˉӂ ‚ ԉ·ı „ËÓ̇ ÅÂËÌ„Ó‚‡ ÏÓfl Ì‡Ï on unpublished information provided by many generous local Map . .1 Ó͇Á‡ÎË ÏÂÒÚÌ˚ ÒÔˆˇÎËÒÚ˚. éÒÓ·Û˛ ·Î‡„Ó‰‡ÌÓÒÚ¸ Ï˚ experts. We especially thank Brian McCaffrey, Christian Dau, ‚˚‡Ê‡ÂÏ Å‡ÈÌÛ å‡Íä‡ÙË, äËÒÚˇÌÛ Ñ‡Û, ÇÂÌÓÌÛ Å‰Û, Introduction . .2 G. Vernon Byrd, Daniel Ruthrauff, Susan Savage, Steve Kendall, чÌ˽β ê‡Ú‡ÛÙÛ, ë˛Á‡Ì 뇂‡Ê, ëÚË‚ÂÌÛ äẨ‡ÎÛ, ˲ Fish . .5 Yuri Artukhin, Viktor Zubakin, and Nikolai Konyukhov. We thank ÄÚ˛ıËÌÛ, ÇËÍÚÓÛ áÛ·‡ÍËÌÛ Ë çËÍÓ·˛ äÓÌ˛ıÓ‚Û. å˚ the staff of Audubon Alaska, including Stan Senner, John Schoen, ·Î‡„Ó‰‡ËÏ ÒÓÚÛ‰ÌËÍÓ‚ é·˘ÂÒÚ‚‡ 鉲·ÓÌ ¯Ú‡Ú‡ ÄÎflÒÍË – ëÚ˝Ì‡ Amphibians . .8 and Iain Stenhouse, for their ongoing support and valuable advice. ëÂÌ̇, ÑÊÓ̇ ÂÈ̇ Ë àfl̇ ëÚ˝Ìı‡ÛÒ‡ – Á‡ ÔÓ‰‰ÂÊÍÛ, ˆÂÌÌ˚ We really appreciate the help and counsel we received from ÒÓ‚ÂÚ˚ Ë ÂÍÓÏẨ‡ˆËË. å˚ ‚˚‡Ê‡ÂÏ ÓÒÓ·Û˛ ·Î‡„Ó‰‡ÌÓÒÚ¸ Mammals . .9 íÓχÒÛ Ç‡Ì èÂÎÚÛ Á‡ ÔÓÏÓ˘¸ ‚ Ó„‡ÌËÁ‡ˆËË Ï‡Ú¡· Ë Thomas Van Pelt in structuring the database and actually produc- ÒÓÁ‰‡ÌËË ÒÚÛÍÚÛ˚ ·‡Á˚ ‰‡ÌÌ˚ı Ë ÍÓÏÔ‡ÌÓ‚Í ÒÔËÒÍÓ‚ ‚ˉӂ. Birds . .12 ing the species lists. 燯‡ ÓÒÓ·ÂÌ̇fl ·Î‡„Ó‰‡ÌÓÒÚ¸ Ñ˝ÌÛ ÉË·ÒÓÌÛ Á‡ Ú˘‡ÚÂθÌ˚È Special thanks to Dan Gibson for a most thorough review of the ÔÓÒÏÓÚ ÒÔËÒÍÓ‚ ÔÚˈ, Ë ÔÓÎÂÁÌ˚ ÍÓÏÂÌÚ‡ËË Ë ‡Á˙flÒÌÂÌËfl. bird list and for helpful comments and clarifications. Another spe- å˚ Ú‡ÍÊ ·Î‡„Ó‰‡ËÏ ç.E. ÑÓÍÛ˜‡Â‚‡ Á‡ ÔÓÏÓ˘¸ ÒÓ ÒÔËÒÍÓÏ ëéÑÖêÜÄçàÖ cial thanks to Dr. N.Ye. Dokuchaev for reviewing the list of mam- ÏÎÂÍÓÔËÚ‡˛˘Ëı Ë à.A.¯̂‡ Á‡ Â„Ó ˆÂÌÌ˚ ÒÓ‚ÂÚ˚ Ë mals and to Dr. I.A. Chereshnev for his valuable advice and com- ÍÓÏÂÌÚ‡ËË ÔÓ ÒÔËÒÍÛ ‚ˉӂ ˚·. ments on the fish species list. ä‡Ú‡ . .1 Ú‡ ÔÛ·ÎË͇ˆËfl Òڇ· ‚ÓÁÏÓÊÌÓÈ ·Î‡„Ó‰‡fl ÙË̇ÌÒÓ‚ÓÈ Ç‚Â‰ÂÌË . .2 ÔÓ‰‰ÂÊÍ ëÎÛÊ·˚ ̇ˆËÓ̇θÌ˚ı Ô‡ÍÓ‚ ëÄ. CREDITS ê˚·˚ . .5 Publication of “Fishes, Birds, Amphibians and Mammals of the Bering 鄇ÌËÁ‡ˆËfl ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ ÓÒÛ˘ÂÒÚ‚Îfl·Ҹ é·˘ÂÒÚ‚ÓÏ é‰˛·ÓÌ ÄÏÙË·ËË . .8 Sea Ecoregion: Taxonomic List in English and Russian” was made pos- ÄÎflÒÍË sible due to funding provided by the National Park Service åÎÂÍÓÔËÚ‡˛˘Ë . .9 “Shared Beringian Heritage Program”. ÑËÁ‡ÈÌ Ë Ï‡ÍÂÚ ÔÛ·ÎË͇ˆËË ÔÓ‰„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌ˚ ËÍÓÏ ä·ÈÌÓÏ, èÚˈ˚ . .12 ÍÓÏÔ‡ÌËfl «í‡ ɇÙË͇», ÄÌÍÓˉÊ, ÄÎflÒ͇. Project was supported by Audubon Alaska. Publication was designed and produced by Eric Cline, Terra Graphica, Anchorage, Alaska. 1 1 Wrangel Island THE BERING SEA ECOREGION 2 ARCTIC OCEAN Coastal Areas Used in the Species List Chaun Bay CHUKCHI SEA 3 Central Chukotka 18 Western Arctic Coastal Plain Ratmanov/Diomede Islands 17 Western Brooks Range 13 Anadyr Lowlands 5 4 Chukotskiy Peninsula 16 Seward Peninsula 6 Koryakiya 12 7 Kamchatka St. Lawrence Island 8 Commander Islands 11 15 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta BERING SEA St. Matthew Island 10 Pribilof Islands BRISTOL BAY Izembek Lagoon 14b 14a Alaska Peninsula NWR Aleutian Islands GULF OF 14 Alaska Peninsula P ACIFIC OCEAN 9 ALASKA 2 INTRODUCTION Ecoregion Overview Highlights of the Taxonomic Data The Bering Sea ecoregion encompasses marine and coastal The taxonomic lists of birds, amphibians, fishes and mammals Project Overview Coastal Areas used in Species List habitats of the southern portion of the Chukchi Sea and the entire that we present here can provide general information on the 1 Wrangel Island (includes Herald Island); Bering Sea, including islands and major peninsulas, such as Seward diversity and distribution of species, within the ecoregion and Fishes, Birds, Amphibians and Mammals of the Bering Sea 2 Chaun Bay (Chaun Bay to Cape Billings); and Chukotskiy. The Alaska and Kamchatka peninsulas, the between the continents (Table 1). Ecoregion: Taxonomic List in English and Russian is another 3 Central Chukotka (Cape Billings to Vankarem Lowlands), Commander Islands, and the chain of Aleutian Islands define its Audubon project accomplished within the framework of the 4 Eastern Chukotka or Chukotskiy Peninsula (starting from southern boundaries. The ecoregion is dominated by the Bering National Park Service (NPS) "Shared Beringian Heritage Program." Kolyuchin Bay) Sea itself. The Bering Sea, a northern extension of the North Table 1. Number of species occurring only in the Asian part The following lists, encompassing the entire Bering Sea ecore- 5 Anadyr Lowlands (starting from Kresta Bay and as far as Pacific Ocean, is the world's third largest semi-enclosed sea and is of the Bering Sea ecoregion (Asian portion), only in the North gion, build and expand on the 1994 list of species of Central Beringovskiy village) one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world, driv- American part of the ecoregion (N. Am. portion), in both Beringia, (“Fishes, Birds and Mammals of Central Beringia: 6 Koryakiya (from Cape Navarin through Korf Bay/Il’pinsky en by a combination of a broad continental shelf, extensive winter portions (both), and the total number of species occurring in the ecoregion. Taxonomic List in English and Russian”), that was also produced Cape and including Penzhinskaya Bay on the Okhotsk coast) ice coverage, and the convergence of nutrient-rich ocean current through a cooperative agreement between the NPS Beringian 7 Kamchatka Peninsula systems. The Bering Sea supports some of the largest marine 8 Commander Islands Asian N. Am. Both Heritage International Park Program, National Audubon Society mammal, bird, fish, and invertebrate populations among the portion portion portions Total (Audubon Alaska) and All-Russian Institute of Nature 9 Aleutian Islands world’s oceans. Fish 20 13 28 63 Conservation and Reserves. Those earlier lists (now out of print) 10 Pribilof Islands The Bering Sea ecoregion comprises the major part of what is Mammals 25 29 52 106 proved to be useful tools in cross-boundary conservation efforts 11 St. Matthew Island (also includes Hall Island) referred to by scientists as "Beringia." This vast area experienced Amphibians 1 1 0 2 and research projects. 12 St. Lawrence Island several periods of glaciation during the Pleistocene, when receding Cooperation between American and Russian scientists and 13 Ratmanov/Diomede Islands sea levels created a land bridge connecting the two continents. Birds (breeding species) 88 77 122 287 conservationists has increased since then many-fold. These new 14 Alaska Peninsula (includes information from APNWR, 14a Melting glaciers subsequently submerged the land bridge, except lists are intended to meet the growing need for basic information and Izembek NWR, 14b) for the higher parts of it - Chukotskiy and Seward Peninsulas sep- on biodiversity for those involved in international research, con- 15 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta arated by the Bering Strait. This core part of Beringia is usually The number of species in all three groups shared between the servation and management of biological resources in the broader 16 Seward Peninsula defined as Central Beringia. Intermittent land bridging the Bering two continents is higher than the number of species characteristic Bering Sea ecoregion. We hope that this expanded and up-to-date 17 Western Brooks Range Strait allowed for exchange of vertebrate faunas between Asia and of each continent separately. This suggests that the Bering Sea ecoregion-wide taxonomic list of vertebrate species will prove 18 Western Arctic Coastal Plain North America, as well as evolution of endemic Beringian species. ecoregion is a well-integrated region, serving as a link between useful in more comprehensive and geographically wider scopes All of these dynamic factors, combined with high productivity the biota of both continents. of work. Our taxonomic lists include both scientific and common and diverse habitats, resulted in the unique biodiversity of the Another dimension of the regional biogeography is the high The Bering Sea ecoregion encompasses marine and coastal names of vertebrate species in both English and Russian, and their region. proportion of species (particularly waterbirds) whose range of dis- habitats of the Bering Sea, bound in the south by the Aleutian general range of distribution within the region. We hope these Compared to other polar regions, this area is particularly tribution is confined to this region, i.e. Beringian endemics. Our Islands, north through Bering Strait, and includes the southern lists will help overcome any confusion associated with differences distinctive for its bird abundance and diversity. This stems from review of the primary literature used as sources for our lists indi- Chukchi Sea as far as Wrangel Island on the Russian side and in taxonomic approaches in the U.S. and Russia, and may also several conditions: cates that roughly 25-30% of bird and fish species in the ecore- Point Barrow on the U.S.
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