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SITE NAME
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Tersky Bereg, Kola Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 23-96-55 // // MMBI, Vladimirskaya St., 17, Murmansk, 183010, 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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15.06
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8.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| Mean daily temperature ranged from +3-5øC, and rains occurred daily. Mean daily air temperatures were +5.2, +8 and +14.5øC for the periods 1-10 June, 11-20 June and 21-30 June, respectively, while precipitation occurred on 15 days in total during the month.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Birds of prey were represneted by Peregrine Falcon, Merlin and White-tailed Sea Eagle. Nesting was confirmed in Golden Plover, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Common Snipe and Tursntone, among which Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover were particularly numerous. Wood Sandpiper, Redshank, Temminck's Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Ruff, Greenshank, Whimbrel and Red-necked Phalarope were also recorded. Coastal tundra was inhabited by Willow Grouse at approximate density 2.5 nesting pairs per 10 km of the transect. Nesting density of Common Eider was very low - a single nest was found per 100 km of coastline. Nesting density of Arctic Terns, evaluated in one of the three found colonies, was 40 nests/ha.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Pathways, feeding places and latrines of voles were found in large numbers everywhere on coastal meadows and in sedge marshes, while burrows and piles of excavated soil were found in dry habitats. Numbers, probably, decreased compared with the previous, 2003, when vole abundance was high.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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