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SITE NAME
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Bolshevik Island, north, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (495)748-0552/(495)748-0553(fax) // avolkov@iscmoscow.ru // PB 85, 117312 Moscow, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| The dates of spring phenology and July weather were similar to the long-term average; no events unfavourable for the breeding of birds occurred.
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rivers: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Collared Lemmings and Arctic Foxes were rare, as in the two previous years. Parasitic and Long-tailed Skuas bred, although they were scarce. In contrast to summer 1992 Brent Geese bred as well. Only one wader species, Purple Sandpiper, was recorded breeding; dates of breeding were as usual: chicks hatched at Bolshevik island after 23 July.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Dicrostonyx torquatus | rare |
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Summary
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