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RESPONDENT
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Dmitry Fedorov-Davydov
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SITE NAME
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Alaseya River middle reaches, Yakutia, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (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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International paleoecological expedition "Beringia"
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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1.09
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18.09
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3
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| The weather was windy and rainy, with a few calm and sunny days, in the period of 1-18 September on the border-line between forest-tundra and tundra. Night frosts were recorded from time to time after 10 September, but snow cover did not establish. Water levels in the Alaseya River were over 3 m higher than average during the warm period, and most of the floodplain area was flooded.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were not recorded. Numbers of most species of birds were moderate, including swans, migrating geese, ducks, Rough-legged Buzzards, Willow Grouse, cranes, gulls, owls and Ravens.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings and voles were rare.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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