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RESPONDENT
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Vladimir Morozov
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SITE NAME
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Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, eastern part, southern tundra subzone, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (495)1553044 // piskulka@mtu-net.ru // Shebashevski Proezd, 7-16, Moscow, 125315, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Between the latitudes of 66ø30' and 67ø30' snow cover melted exceptionally early, and between 67ø45'N and 68ø30'N it melted slightly earlier than normal. River ice broke-up earlier, by the end of May/beginning of June. The summer was very hot and dry; between 22 June and 28 July there were only three rainy days with temperatures reaching +28-35øC between 7-21 July.
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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 Fox, Rough-legged Buzzard and Short-eared Owl did not breed, their overall numbers being low. Hen Harrier and Long-tailed Skua did breed. Harrier numbers were however extremely low, and many Long-tailed Skuas only had one egg - despite normal nesting density. This death of predators enabled waders to achieve high breeding success.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The abundance of lemmings was very low.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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