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RESPONDENT
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Marina Koroleuva
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SITE NAME
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Levinson-Lessing Lake, Taimyr, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| The weather in July remained cold, the monthly temperature averaged 5.6øC, frosts occurred every night and north-western winds prevailed. In July the lake remained covered with ice.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were rare (two records) and did not breed. Among the birds, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover were most numerous in the river valleys and Snow Buntings Plectrophenax nivalis and Rough-legged Buzzards in the mountains. The density of the latter species was estimated as five pairs per 10 km2.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming numbers varied from 20 to 80 ind./ha in different habitats and populations were increasing. Siberian Lemmings prevailed, while Collared Lemmings were trapped occasionally.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Lemmus sibiricus | common |
| Dicrostonyx torquatus | rare |
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Summary
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