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SITE NAME
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Provideniya settl., 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: |
| Spring was early and lacked snow. The weather in early summer was cold.
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rivers: |
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snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| As predation by Arctic Foxes increased, wader breeding performance was almost completely unsuccessful.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Populations of both lemming species were at their lowest levels and low numbers of voles were also recorded (Root Vole Microtus oeconomus).
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Lemmus sibiricus | rare |
| Dicrostonyx torquatus | rare |
| Microtus oeconomus | rare |
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Summary
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