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SITE NAME
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Khanovey field station, middle Yamal, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was very early, the summer cool but without very cold periods and heavy rains.
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BIOTIC
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Breeding density of most wader species was a little higher than average. The density of Red-necked Phalarope was twice as high as the previous year (32.5 pairs/km2). The density of the Ruff was relatively high (15 nests/km2). Little Stints did not occur. Amongst raptors only Rough-legged Buzzards were fairly numerous (0.54 pairs/km2): the density of Long-tailed Skuas and Arctic Skuas was much lower (0.04 pairs/km2 and 0.09 pairs/km2 respectively). Snowy Owls did not occur. Breeding success of waders was not high, most probably because of the activity of non-breeding skuas. Fourteen nests of Ruff (of 22 found), seven nests of Red-necked Phalarope (of 15 found) and two nests of Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (of five found) were destroyed by skuas. They, together with Rough-legged Buzzards, reduced the number of wader chicks quite considerably.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The density of lemmings, especially of the Siberian Lemming, increased in comparison with their number in previous year and was estimated as moderate.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Lemmus sibiricus | common |
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