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RESPONDENT
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Stanislav Mochalov
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SITE NAME
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Kolyma River Delta, Russia
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| 238-64 // // Molodezhnaya 11-7, pos.Cherski-1, Nizhnekolymski ulus, Sakha-Yakutia, 678830, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| In montane and coastal tundras the weather during the breeding season was cold. Between 10-30 July, midday air temperatures ranged between 0øC and 12øC.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Snowy Owls bred only occasionally. The number of many avian predators was low: that of Pomarine Skua being extremely low. Abundance of Arctic Foxes was average. Numbers of Temminck's Stint and Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius were large, although predation of their nests by Herring Gulls, Long-tailed and Parasitic Skuas was recorded. Although conditions were generally unfavourable, at least partially successful breeding was observed in Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, Dotterel Charadrius morinellus, Wood Sandpiper, Little Curlew Numenius minutus, Spotted Redshank, Little Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata, Pectoral Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint, Dunlin and Grey Phalarope.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Numbers of lemmings were low.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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