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SITE NAME
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Elgygytgyn Lake, Chukotsky Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| // // Institute of Biological problems of the North, Portovaya 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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Start of survey:
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End
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Summer was exceptionally hot and dry: daily air temperatures exceeded +20øC.
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rivers: |
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snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Predators (both mammals and birds) did not influence markedly the breeding success of waders.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| The abundance of Collared Lemming was at a peak stage and of Siberian Lemming was minimal. Numbers of Tundra Vole were low.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Lemmus sibiricus | rare |
| Dicrostonyx torquatus | abundant |
| Microtus oeconomus | rare |
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Summary
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