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SITE NAME
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Guba Gavriila, Chesma Cape, Chukotski Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (095)246-71-54(h)/(095)959-00-33(fax) // ellappo@mail.ru // Biogeography Dep., Institute of Geography, Staromonetny Per., 29, Moscow, 109017, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Arctic Expedition of RAN and Working Group on Geese
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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31.05
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6.08
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8
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| Ice broke on the Vaamochka River on 10 June (on 13 June in the mouth). Small lakes became free of ice on 15 June, while on large lakes ice broke approximately on 17 June. June was rainy, but July - sunny and dry. Weather conditions were generally favourable.
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
10.06
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snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Breeding success was from average to high in waders and from low to average in geese. Abundant predators included Arctic Foxes on the coast, Red Foxes in shrubs, Brown Bears - everywhere, gulls and skuas. Breeding conditions were favourable for waders in vicinity of the village, despite disturbance and presence of dogs.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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