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SITE NAME
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Gamvik/Slettnes, Norway
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 61 2 66834135 // dromas@dodo.com.au // Empire Vale, BALLINA NSW 2478, Australia
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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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24.06
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27.06
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| Local information described the season as cold. All areas of Scandinavia reported unusually cold early summer. Lakes on Nordkinnhalvoya to the south of the site still icebound at the time of survey.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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Several short (<2 km) tundra and coastal transects were walked. Active wader breeding territories were observed at higher sites but not on the coastline although Oystercatchers were common. The highest numbers of observed active breeding territories were of Ringed Plover, Golden Plover and Dunlin. Passerine breeding was also observed and well advanced, nests with young of Red-throated Pipit and nests with eggs of Lapland Bunting were found along transects without searching.
Arctic Skuas were numerous throughout but no Long-tailed Skuas were observed. Local researchers advised Arctic Skua and Dunlin breeding in progress and indicated no unusual rodent activity observed to date.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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