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RESPONDENT
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Alexander Kondratyev
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SITE NAME
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Anadyr estuary (southern coast), Russia
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| +7 (812) 145-21-54 // akondratyev@mail.ru // St. Petersburg ,198328, Kuznetsova prosp. 26-1-196
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| In the tundras spring was frosty and lacked snow: snow cover disappeared almost completely in the last ten days of May. The weather in summer was typical for this area.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Large numbers of Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus and migrating Rough-legged Buzzards stayed along the rivers in early June. Arctic Foxes, which did not breed, were very numerous; they destroyed wildfowl and wader nests (and even colonies of Herring Gulls) and then left the area in early July. Although many waders were seen at the start of breeding, only a few broods were recorded. The most spectacular difference between numbers of displaying birds and broods found, was in Dunlin. The breeding performance of some sporadic species was slightly better, such as Ruff, Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus and Temminck's Stint.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming populations were very low indeed: even traces of their winter presence were not recorded. Northern Redbacked Voles Clethrionomys glareolus were quite numerous in the narrow belts of alder thickets along the rivers.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Clethrionomys glareolus | common |
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Summary
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