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RESPONDENT
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Mikhail Golovatin
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SITE NAME
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Bovanenkovo, Yamal Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (34992)5-69-10(off.)/5-71-85(fax) // golovatin@ipae.uran.ru // Inst. of Plant and Animal Ecology, 8 Marta St, 202, Ekaterinburg, 620144, 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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13.07
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22.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| The weather was cold until 10 july, but then became warm with few rains.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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According to the surveys carried out from 13-22 July, Arctic Foxes were very rare and did not breed. Snowy Owls, Long-tailed and Arctic skuas were present as solitary wandering birds. Rough-legged Buzzards were rare breeders, and had only 1-2 chicks in nests.
White-fronted Geese were abundant compared with previous years, and their broods were recorded everywhere including anthropogenic environment. Abundant moulting Pintails were observed in small flocks of 10-15 birds not only in shallow waters with stands of Arctophyla spp. but also on small tundra springs and rivers. Greater Scoups and Long-tailed Ducks were rare, while Willow Grouse occurred in average numbers. Abundance of Red-necked Phalaropes and Little Stints was considerably lower and above average, respectively, while other wader species occurred in average numbers. A clutch of eggs at a stage close to hatching was found in Ruff on 16 July, but at this time we also recorded grown up chicks of this species, approximately of Common Sandpiper in size.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were not recorded while voles occurred in low numbers.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Arvicola terrestris | rare |
| Microtus sp. | rare |
| Clethrionomys sp. | rare |
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Absolute counts of birds were carried out on a plot, and their distribution was evaluated.
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