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RESPONDENT
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Mikhail Stishov
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SITE NAME
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Wrangel Island, Russia
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| (095)465-47-93 // stishov@wrangel.msk.ru // Zapovednik "Ostrov Vrangelya", Ushakovskoie, Shmidtovski rayon, Chukotski okrug, 686870, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was cooler than normal, though without snow-storms and heavy snow-falls. The summer was particularly wet but with an unusually warm August and September.
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rivers: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes, Snowy Owls and Pomarine Skuas were breeding, though their numbers were average. Breeding success of waders was good.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The abundance of both lemming species (Siberian Lemming and Collared Lemming) was moderate.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Lemmus sibiricus | common |
| Dicrostonyx torquatus | common |
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Summary
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