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RESPONDENT
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Maxim Bogoyavlinsky
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SITE NAME
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Unga River, Chelyuskin Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| // // Russia, Krasnoyarsk, pr. Svobodny, 79, Krasnoyarsk State Univ., biological faculty
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Geological exploration by the polar geological team
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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21.06
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1.09
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| It was late, cold and dry summer season in polar desert of the area, with six snowfalls in the second half of June and then again only in August. Water appeared on Unga River on 1 July only, and reached maximal level on 18 July. It was rainy once, on 1 August, and frost happened during 8-9 August.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
25.07
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
1.07
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were common, but did not breed. Brent Geese were common until 5 July, then dissappeared. Snowy Owls were common, but did not breed.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were only seen in the beginning of the season.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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