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SITE NAME
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Seward Peninsula, central part, Alaska, USA
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 907 786 7038/fax 907 786 7150 // ltibbitts@usgs.gov // USGS Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 USA
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Bristle-thighed Curlew Survey
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Start of survey:
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End
of survey: |
Team
size: |
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30.05
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6.06
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6
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| We were not present long enough to speculate on effects of weather. "Break-up" occurred the end of the first week of June. Many creeks and rivers started flowing in this very short time period.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
4 June
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
1 June
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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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Rodent dynamics:
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| Greenland Collared Lemmings present in other years were not observed in 2000. Not very many voles seen, but still a bit early in the season and lots of snow cover in the time of visit, which does not allow to evaluate their abundance.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Microtus oeconomus | rare |
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Ongoing analyses of abundance data will be available in the next year or two.
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