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RESPONDENT
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Arkadi Savinetski
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SITE NAME
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Belush'ya Guba, Novaya Zemlya Islands, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (095)422-26-52 // // Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Leninski prospekt, 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Weather conditions in August were favourable.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| During short visits to the Southern island (Belushya, Besymyannaya, Gribova, Pomorskaya gulfs, and Gusinaya Land) and to the northern island (Serebryanka Bay) an increase in number of Siberian Lemming was observed; breeding Snowy Owls were recorded (one nestling was found). Breeding was also thought to have occurred in Rough-legged Buzzard (a pair of worried birds in the area of Besymyannaya gulf), and in Long-tailed Skua Stercomrius longicaudus (several pairs mobbed observers at the Southern island). Breeding of three other species of skuas was not confirmed, although immature birds were recorded. Short-eared Owls, including two juveniles, were observed on 1 September at Gusinaya Land. Arctic Foxes were recorded in many places, but only at Gusinaya Land was one inhabited den found; these mammals fed mostly on the eggs of Barnacle Geese Branta leucapsis and Bean Geese Anser fabalis. Waders were thought to breed successfully, although visits to the coast were too short to find any broods.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Lemmus sibiricus | common |
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Summary
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