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RESPONDENT
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Tatyana Andreeva
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SITE NAME
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Polyarny Ural railway station area, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (095)151-10-02/916-491-16-07 // // Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 25-94, Moscow, 125319, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Populations of invertebrates in tundra of Yamal.
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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17.06
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24.06
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Ice broke early on rivers, but ice was still floating downstream at our arrvial on 17 June. Snow cover reduced to 50% before 10 June and completely melted after our departure on 24 June. Water table was low during spring flood. Three snowfalls occurred in the period of survey from 17-24 June, when snow blanketed nearby hills and even the railroad area, but melted during the day. Mean daily temperature was about 0-+2øC.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
<10.06
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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| Date of final loss of
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>24.06
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Mean daily air temperatures just started to raise above freezing in the period of survey, and activity of invertebrates was relatively low. Birds have just started to settle and displays of most species were not active due to cold weather. Wader species recorded included Eurasian Golden Plover, Pintail Snipe, Jacksnipe, Wood Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint and Ruff.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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