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SITE NAME
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Kanin Peninsula, western coast, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Snow cover melted earlier than usual, although other seasonal phenology was normal. In mid-June strong winds occurred.
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BIOTIC
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Rough-legged Buzzard and Snowy Owl bred. Those waders common in the area occurred more numerously than in 1990: Temminck's Stint, Dunlin, Ruff, Red-necked Phalarope and some others. Waders bred at usual times and their nests were predated moderately (mainly by the Arctic Skua). Winter hunting (1990/91) for the Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus was extremely successful.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Signs of lemming activity (marks, tracks, traces) were not discovered. Voles were very numerous in willow thickets.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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