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SITE NAME
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Layato Lake, Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring started later and was rather long: all phenological processes took place two and a half weeks later than usual. Summer was cold and rainy with frequent frosts.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| The number of over-wintered Arctic Foxes was average; about 70% of dens were inhabited, although not all of these animals bred. Avian predators did not breed at all. In comparison to summer 1991 diversity and abundance of waders was lower, and dates of breeding were much later. Overall reproductive success was probably low.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Numbers of lemmings and Narrow-skulled Voles Microtus gregalis were declining close to population low points; other rodent species were already at population minima.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Microtus gregalis | rare |
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Summary
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