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SITE NAME
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Nenetsky Reserve, Russky Zavorot Peninsula, Malozemelskaya Tundra, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 6034120/9262226869 // glazpech@mail.ru // Novogireevskaya, 34-107, Moscow, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Arctic Program of the Institute of Geography
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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8.07
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20.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was late and prolonged according to reports of the reserve staff members. The period of our surveys from 8 to 20 July was cold and wet with frequent rains and several storms.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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In total 61 species of birds was recorded, of which 43 species bred. Rough-legged Buzzards in the area were represented by a single breeding pair. Long-tailed and Pomarine Skuas were common everywhere, but nests were not found and presumably these birds did not nest. Snowy Owls have never been recorded in the area according to observations by the reserve staff.
Bewick's Swans occurred at a high density, but breeding numbers were not high. Other numerous species included Willow Ptarmigan, Red-throated Pipit and Lapland Bunting. Grey Plover, Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint, Dunlin, Pintail, Black-throated and Red-throated divers, Arctic and Long-tailed skuas, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Arctic Tern, Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Little Bunting and Hoary Redpoll were relatively common. Some species were only common in the south of the area (e.g., Sedge Warbler in high willow stands and Wood Sandpiper) and almost absent in the north. In contrast, Barnacle Geese were common in the north and absent elsewhere.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming numbers were apparently low, and we recorded them only in nests of birds of prey.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Lemmus sibiricus | rare |
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Bird counts were carried out in 6 localities using line transect method (Hayne-Ravkin method).
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