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SITE NAME
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Eastern Murman coast, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (8152)534869 // haliaeetus51@rambler.ru // Ledokolny proezd, 5-18, Murmansk, 183050, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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18.06
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1.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Half of the normal monthly precipitation fallout occurred during storm on 19 June. In late July rains were common, and storm occurred in the open sea and near islands. Air temperature then was +9-13øC.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| There were two field trips: from 18-28 June and from 25 July to 1 August. Hatching was early in Kittiwakes and Herring Gulls. Mean clutch size in Kittiwakes was 1.3 egg compared with 1.56 in 1999 and 1.6 in 2000. Fledging was early in Kittiwakes and Herring Gulls. Number of broods of Common Eiders (22 in recorded in total) notably decrease compared with other years, as well as number of moulting males. Mean brood size (2.6 chick) increased compared with other years.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Broods of Common Eiders were counted.
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