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RESPONDENT
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Vadim Vinogradov
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SITE NAME
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Kanin Peninsula, western coast, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| The timing of spring was similar to the average for the recent decade: by 10 June snow remained only at the Kanin Kamen' elevation and in dune depressions; the latter melted at the coast by 20 June. The weather in the first half of June was cold with storms, rain and fog. The majority of waders laid eggs between 8-14 June, during the stormy conditions. The second half of June and the first week of July were mostly warm, storms occurring only on 20-21,24 and 26 June and on 1 and 2 July. The weather became cold and rainy immediately after mass hatching of waders started on 4 July, and it remained so until the middle of the month.
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| Date of ice-break on
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| Date of final loss of
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10.06
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Both Lemmings and Arctic Foxes Alopex lagopus were numerous in winter 1992/93. However, most of the lemmings had died by the beginning of spring, and Arctic Foxes left the area. There were high numbers of the large gulls (Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus heuglini and Glaucous L. hyperboreus Gulls) in coastal areas, while the numbers of skuas (mainly of Parasitic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus) were rather low. These birds predated many clutches during the storms, although they preferred duck eggs, and to a lesser extent influenced large wader species such as Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and Turnstone Arenaria interpres. In general waders bred rather successfully, there were few replacement clutches (most often in Oystercatcher), and average brood size did not differ from usual estimates.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Summary
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