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RESPONDENT
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Nikolai Konyukhov
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SITE NAME
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St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA
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| Contact details
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| (499)135-9802/(499)135-9802(fax) // konyukhov@gmail.com // Bird Ringing Center, Moscow, 117312, 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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19.05
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13.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Weather was warmer than usual. Dribbles became less common than previously, but pelting rains lasted for several hours on three occasions.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| Breeding conditions were favourable before and during egg-laying by Kittiwakes and Red-legged Kittiwakes. Many Kittiwakes laid 2 eggs, and some of them 3 eggs. Feeding conditions worsened rapidly then, and many chicks and even fledglings died. Both species of murres delaied egg-laying, and number of eggs counted on survey plots was half at best of the normal. Parakeet Auklets perished, presumably from hunger. Least Auklets started breeding earlier than usual, bred successfully, and their chicks left colonies 2 weeks earlier than average. Red-faced Cormorants apparently had no problems feeding chicks.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Pribilof Shrew was seen once.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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