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SITE NAME
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Typical tundra of western Taimyr, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (3919)468504(h)/(3919)468693(o) // ya.kokorev@norcom.ru // Naberezhnaya Urvantseva 23-271, Norilsk, 663300, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring phenology was similar to other years. July was rather cold and windy.
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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 a result there was an almost complete absence of breeding Arctic Foxes in the southern part of the Taimyr peninsula (to the middle parts of the typical tundras), while further to the north, broods of Arctic Foxes were only recorded in 20% of dens. Moreover, breeding of Arctic Fox was almost twice as successful on the Eastern Taimyr than the Western. Breeding of birds was generally rather successful, and similar to average estimates.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were rather scarce in the typical tundra subzone and further south in Western Taimyr their population density was comparatively higher (only locally on the left shore of Pyasino Lake).
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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