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SITE NAME
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Kupol goldfield area, middle Kayemvaam Stream, upper reaches of the Anadyr River, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| // // Institute of Biological problems of the North, Portovaya 18, Magadan, 685000, 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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5.08
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11.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| The summer was very dry and rains were not observed for almost two months.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Rough-legged Buzzards nested at a density of 0.5 pair/km2 and most birds produced fledged young. Short-eared Owls were rare, and bred successfully. Falcons, Long-tailed and Arctic Skuas, Sandhill Cranes were rare. Pacific Golden Plovers, Ringed Plovers, Wood Sandpipers, Grey-rumped Tattlers, Common Sandpipers were seen with broods. Total density of waders was low probably due to dry season.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Total catching effort was 160 trap/nights and resulted in catching 32 small rodents. Large-eared vole Alticola macrotis was the most abundant species, followed by the North Siberian Vole Microtus hyperboreus, Northern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys rutilus and Brown Lemming. Arctic Ground Squirrels and Northern Pikas were common in the area.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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