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RESPONDENT
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Sergey Paskhalny
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SITE NAME
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Schuchya River, middle reaches, Yamal Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
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| (34992) 5-19-10 // spas2006@yandex.ru // Zelyonaya Gorka, 18-1, Labytnangi, Tumenskaya oblast, 629400, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring phenology was average. In June the weather was warm and dry. July was also warm with thunder-storms.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Rough-legged Buzzard bred in single pairs, Long-tailed Skuas were scarce, Parasitic Skua, Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl were rare. Among waders, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola prevailed (5.7 pairs/km2), Golden Plover (2.6 pairs/ km2) and Pintail Snipe (2.1 pairs/km2) were common. Numbers of Ruff and Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii were lower than usual (0.8-1.5 pairs/km2), the same was true also for Red-necked Phalarope (0.2-0.5 pairs/km2). Both good weather conditions and low predator pressure favoured successful wader breeding.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming numbers were still at a low point.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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