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SITE NAME
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Matyuysale village, Gydan Peninsula, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| In the vicinity of the Matyui-Sale trading post, weather conditions and ecological processes on the tundra took place as normal. Ice had melted on the Salem-Lekabtambda River by 31 June. Summer weather was generally favourable, though an adverse change in the weather during hatching probably reduced some wader broods.
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| Date of ice-break on
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31.06
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BIOTIC
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Fox, Snowy Owl and Rough-legged Buzzard were all scarce, but they bred. The number of skuas was high to mid-August, though only a few Long-tailed and Pomarine Skuas were breeding. Breeding success of waders was lower than in 1988 but much higher than 1989. The most numerous breeders were Little Stint, Ringed Plover and Turnstone. Temminck's Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover were quite common, and Dunlin and Pacific Golden Plover were rare. Only single pairs of Ruff, Bar-tailed Godwit and Red-necked Phalarope were breeding.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The number of lemmings was very low but a small increase was noticed by the end of the summer.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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