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SITE NAME
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Kotelny Island, western and southwesther coast, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (095)246-71-54(h)/(095)959-00-33(fax) // ellappo@mail.ru // Biogeography Dep., Institute of Geography, Staromonetny Per., 29, Moscow, 109017, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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31.07
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2.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were not numerous; they were observed mostly in the southern part of the island, where they probably bred in low numbers. Snowy Owls were recorded on migration, the largest numbers being in south-western and southern parts of the island. Their nests and broods were recorded as well. Although territorial pairs and groups of Pomarine Skuas were common, they probably did not breed. Breeding success of waders was obviously not uniform throughout different parts of the island. Thus, in the area of Kieng-Urasy settlement on the west coast, only single broods of Ringed Plover were recorded, while further south broods of other waders were common.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Distribution of lemmings was not even. Thus, at the western coast their numbers by early August were low, in the southern parts average, and in the Balyktakh basin slightly higher than average. Probably in some areas peak numbers had already passed. Lemming index was 21.7 - high numbers.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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