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RESPONDENT
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Richard Cotter
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SITE NAME
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Ungava Peninsula, Canada
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
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BIOTIC
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| Spring temperatures in 2007 were colder than average, and coastal areas remained snow-covered until early June. The mean nest initiation date at six monitored sites around Ungava Bay was 12 June, which is 21 days later than in 2006; in fact, 2007 was the latest year since the beginning of the survey in 1996, the average being 28 May. The proportion of indicated pairs observed as singles was 42%, well below the 15-year average, and suggested a poor breeding effort. The total number of nests found and the mean clutch size for the five sites surveyed along Ungava Bay were 64 and 3.2, respectively. Clutch size in 2007 was the second lowest on record. Productivity of Atlantic population Canada Geese on the Ungava Peninsula was poor in 2007.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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