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SITE NAME
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Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, southern coast, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Weather was mild everywhere, locally the temperature was higher than the average for many years (in Tiski up to +32øC). Cooler weather and the onset of snow started one to two weeks later than usual.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Many owls with young and Arctic Foxes appeared at the coast of the Bolshoy Lyakhovskiy Island.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The abundance of both lemming species was high or very high in July to September.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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