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RESPONDENT
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Raymond Klaassen
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SITE NAME
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Cape Wostochny, Piasina delta, Taimyr, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| +31 294 239 319 // r.klaassen@nioo.knaw.nl // Kloosterstraat 67, 6562AV Groesbeek, the Netherlands
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Lemming densities were locally 30 fold higher as ever recorded. Many breeding waders. An extraordinary good breeding season is expected for Brent and other Taimyr-nesting bird species, like Pomarine skuas and Curlew sandpipers.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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