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RESPONDENT
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Alexei Romanov
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SITE NAME
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Keta Lake, Putorana plateau, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 146-97-47 // putorana05@mail.ru // 105037, Moscow, Izmaylovsky Proezd, 20-1-15.
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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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30.05
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12.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was very late, and winter weather was alternated by periodic warmings until 12.06. Snow cover reduced to 50% on 15.06 and completely melted on 18.06 in the lake valley, while on the plateau these events occurred on 25.06 and 8.07, respectively. Warm and dry weather prevailed after 13.06 until the end of studies in mid July.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
15.06
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
31.05-14.06
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
18.06
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Late spring adversely affected reproductive success in all birds, but apart of this conditions were favourable.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Clethrionomys rufocannus | common |
| Clethrionomys rutilus | common |
| Microtus sp. | rare |
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Bird and rodent counts were combined with studies on waterfowl and birds of prey.
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