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RESPONDENT
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Mikhail Soloviev
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SITE NAME
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Knipovich Bay, northern Taimyr, Russia
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| (495)9394424 // mikhail-soloviev@yandex.ru // Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia |
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PROJECT DETAILS
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WEATHER CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| In this area of arctic tundra the spring started one week earlier than in 1990, as a result of thinner snow-cover. Snow melted rapidly and ice broke-up on small rivers on 22 June. Mild weather in the first half of July was favourable for birds. However, a cyclone with snow storms between 19 and 23 July resulted in deep snow-cover that caused the death of many wader broods and some late clutches. |
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| Date of ice-break
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22.06 |
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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 and Snowy Owls did not reproduce and they almost did not occur. The number of breeding skuas increased a little in the season, but only a few Pomarine Skua bred. Egg-hatching success in waders was high for Grey Plover (94%), Knot Calidris canutus (84%), and Turnstone; it was moderate for Sanderling Calidris alba (61%), Little Stint (47%) and Curlew Sandpiper (40%). Taking into consideration the influence of weather on wader broods, it was estimated that the success of their breeding was moderate or a little lower than average. |
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The abundance of the Siberian and Collared Lemmings was moderate and their summer reproduction was good.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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