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SITE NAME
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Karalveem River basin, western Chukotsky Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| // // Institute of Biological problems of the North, Portovaya 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
size: |
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1.07
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5.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Rough-legged Buzzards were common breeding birds in the area, and we found 3 nests on power transmission poles. Long-tailed Skuas successfully bred at a density 1-2 pairs/km2. Tracks of Red Foxes, Arctic Hares and Brown Bears were seen regularly.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Northern Red-backed Voles, Arctic Ground Squirrels and Northern Pikas were common in the area.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Clethrionomys rutilus | common |
| Citellus parryi | common |
| Ochotona hyperborea | common |
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Summary
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