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SITE NAME
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Bolshevik Island, north, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (495)748-0552/(495)748-0553(fax) // avolkov@iscmoscow.ru // PB 85, 117312 Moscow, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Weather conditions were not favourable for birds. Summer was extremely short and cool. Air temperature from mid-July to mid-August was about 0øC, and only on 27 July did it reach +6øC. Heavy cyclones with snow occurred twice during 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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| Breeding success of the only wader, Purple Sandpiper, was moderate. The breeding period was relatively prolonged.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The population of the Collared Lemming was at a minimal stage of abundance.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Dicrostonyx torquatus | rare |
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