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RESPONDENT
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Robert Gill, Jr.
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SITE NAME
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Browerville, Alaska, USA
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 907-786-3514/907-786-3636(fax) // robert_gill@usgs.gov // U. S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK, 99503, USA
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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North Slope Dunlin (C. a. arcticola)
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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23.06
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27.06
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2
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Lemmings were common to abundant, while voles - common. Arctic Foxes were rare, but three active dens found in three days. Skuas, including Pomarine, were common and breeding. Snowy Owls were abundant breeders, Short-eared Owls also nested.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Long-term study on snowy owls has been conducted in the area since mid-1980s.
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