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RESPONDENT
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Dmitri Karelin
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SITE NAME
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Chegitun settl., Chukotsky Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (095)495-15-55 (home); (095)939-22-54 (off.) // dkarelin@pochta.ru;dkarelin@cepl.rssi.ru // Dmitrovskoe Shosse, apt.61, block 1, build. 99, Moscow, 127247, 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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20.07
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25.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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Snowy Owls and skuas were absent. Numerous Glaucous Gulls and some Herring Gulls were typical for the sea coast. A pair of Rough-legged Buzzards defended their empty nest in early August, but it can't be discounted that young had already left the nest and were somewhere in the vicinity. A pair of Peregrine Falcons present in 2002 was absent in 2003. A family of six Ravens stayed in the vicinity. Brown Bear and Wolf were recorded rather often. Neither Red Fox, nor Arctic Fox was recorded.
Sandhill Crane was common. On cliffs with seabird colonies, Kittiwakes were common, Horned Puffins numerous and Tufted Puffins more rare. Large flocks of Crested Auklets were recorded close to the coast in July, Black Guillemot and murres were not uncommon. The only wader species seen was Red-necked Phalarope. The species composition and numbers of passerines did not differ from usual.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Information from archeologists at the Anadyr Museum, during the period from 20 July to 25 August, indicated that lemmings were at low numbers because they were never seen inspite of their diggings being found everywhere.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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