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SITE NAME
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Karrak Lake, Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut, Canada
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring break-up was nearly a month earlier than average near Kugluktuk (west of the Queen Maud Gulf), and average spring temperatures throughout western Nunavut reached record highs in 2006.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| Nesting phenology at the Karrak Lake colony of Snow and Ross' geese in the Queen Maud Gulf and on Banks Island was about 1 week earlier than average and gosling production there is expected to be above average. Overall, production is expected to be better than average for the Western Central Flyway Population of light geese.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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