The Breeding Avian Fauna of Marmarik Reservoir, Kotayk Region, Armenia

Abstract

As a result of human activity, ecological shifts always occur in nature. Being an indicator of ecosystem birds are important objects to monitor regularly. We conducted research on the bird species composition in the Marmarik reservoir area, Kotayk Marz, Armenia where the renovating and construction was conducted. For our research we used transect and mist net methods and collected literature data referring to bird biodiversity in our study area for the last years. The results revealed that the reconstruction of Marmarik reservoir affected bird species composition.