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SITE NAME
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Kola Peninsula, eastern Murman coast, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 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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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring started exceptionally early with snow and much of the lake ice melting in April. However, cold weather in May and June delayed spring, whilst stormy weather occured throughout the summer.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Very few waders and other bird species were breeding in this area of the tundra.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming abundance was very low.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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