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RESPONDENT
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Vladimir Morozov
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SITE NAME
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Yugorsky Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (495)1553044 // piskulka@mtu-net.ru // Shebashevski Proezd, 7-16, Moscow, 125315, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| In the northern part of the Peninsula spring was a little earlier than usual and in the south it was clearly earlier and warm. Summer was cool and rainy, with strong floods.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were very numerous: all dens were occupied and litters were large: 9-13 cubs per pair. Breeding success of predators was very high: more than 60% of Pomarine Skuas raised two nestlings, Snowy Owls had five to nine nestlings per pair, and Rough-legged Buzzards had three to six nestlings. Breeding success of all wader species was high.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Densities of both lemming species and Narrow-skulled Vole were maximal.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Lemmus sibiricus | abundant |
| Dicrostonyx torquatus | abundant |
| Microtus gregalis | abundant |
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Summary
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