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RESPONDENT
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Dmitry Fedorov-Davydov
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SITE NAME
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Akhmelo lake vicinity, Kolyma lowland, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (4967)330595(f)/(495)3366443(h) // muss@orc.ru // Institute of physico-chemical and biological problems in soil sciences, Institutskaya, 2, Puschino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Paleoecological expedition "Beringia"
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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25.08
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27.08
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2
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Short-term observations were carried out on 25-27 August, at the end of hot and relatively dry summer, in the area of conjunction of taiga, tundra and river floodplain. Heavy rains were recorded in the first half of August. The weather remained warm in late August - early September, with mean daily air temperatures above +10°C.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
11.05
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
25.05
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
20.05
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| Lemmings, voles, Arctic Foxes and Rough-legged Buzzards were not recorded. Numbers of divers, ducks, Willow Grouse, gulls and Ravens were moderate; swans and passerines were rare, while waders and owls were not observed.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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