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SITE NAME
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Kanin Peninsula, western coast, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring weather conditions were average in 1990.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Large gulls and the Arctic Skua had normal-sized broods. The density of most common waders was high, i.e. Oystercatcher, Temminck's Stint, Dunlin and Ruff. Predation by gulls and skuas on wader broods was average. Arctic Foxes did not occur.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were not present though voles were common in some places.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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