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SITE NAME
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Krasnye Islands, Vaigach Island coastal waters, Russia
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| Contact details
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| 23-96-55 // science@mmbi.info // MMBI, Vladimirskaya 17, Murmansk, 183010, 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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1.08
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1.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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The Common Eider was the most common species on three small islands surveyed on 1 August, with up to 30 pairs nesting. Most clutches were destroyed by Glaucous Gulls, and probably by local people when they were collecting eggs of Barnacle Geese. Flocks of eider females, up to 40 birds in total, and a small flock of Long-tailed Ducks were observed on the sea near the islands. Signs of successful hatching were found only in 6 nests of Barnacle Geese.
The islands were used for nesting by a maximum of 13 pairs of Glaucous Gulls and 6 pairs of Herring Gulls. A nest of Arctic Skuas with downy chicks was found.
The Nenets people relied on subsistence hunting, which included hunting of geese and swans, and egging. All colonies of Barnacle Geese on small islands in the vicinity of the Varnek settlement were exploited, which had side effect of increased disturbance resulting in depredation of eider nests by Glaucous Gulls.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Summary
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