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RESPONDENT
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Vladimir Kalyakin
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SITE NAME
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Novaya Zemlya, southern island, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (095)479-74-13 // // Shirokaya St., 9-1-260, Moscow, 129282, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was very early. Ice had disappeared from the Barents Sea and Kara Sea by the end of April, 2.5 months earlier than normal. The summer was very warm and dry.
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BIOTIC
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| There were low lemming and Arctic Fox numbers, and Snowy Owls did not breed. Skuas appeared in tundra in flocks of non-breeders up to mid-July. Breeding success of waders was thought to be lower than average, most probably because of the activity of predators.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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