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RESPONDENT
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Vladimir Morozov
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SITE NAME
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Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, eastern part, typical tundra subzone, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (495)1553044 // piskulka@mtu-net.ru // Shebashevski Proezd, 7-16, Moscow, 125315, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was generally late and prolonged, although in early May there were several warm days. Snowstorms and freezing temperatures were quite common even during the first ten days of June. All natural processes (except ice break-up) occurred three to three and a half weeks later than usual. Summer and autumn was cold and wet with frequent prolonged rains and sometimes stormy north-westerly winds.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Abundance of Arctic Foxes was high especially around the Baidaratskaya Gulf of the Kara Sea, where single pairs were even breeding. Owls, Glaucous Gulls Larus hyperboreus and skuas Stercorarius spp. did not breed; the latter remained in flocks on the breeding grounds until mid-July and then departed. Rough-legged Buzzards Buteo lagopus did not breed in the typical tundra subzone. Waders were completely unsuccessful in the typical tundra subzone.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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