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RESPONDENT
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Ludmila Emeliyanova
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SITE NAME
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Matochkin Shar Strait, western part, Novaya Zemlya, Russia
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| Contact details
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| // ludmila@biokom.msk.ru // Dept. of biogeography, Geographical faculty, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Birds feeding on rodents bred: one Long-tailed Skua chick was found, glaciologists observed Snowy Owl with one nestling and Rough-legged Buzzard further inland along Matochka river.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| At the western part of the Matochkin Shar Strait the number of lemmings after the 1992 population low point reached average levels, and continued to increase. In the Matochka river mouth Siberian Lemmings prevailed, while Collared Lemmings Dicrostonyx torquatus were distributed sporadically in suitable habitats.
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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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