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SITE NAME
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Belyaka Spit, Chukotka, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| // // Institute of Biological problems of the North, Portovaya 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was late after a large amount of snow during winter. Late in June, part of the lakes were only 50% ice-free, and the sea was still covered with ice.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Neither lemmings, Arctic Foxes, nor breeding skuas were recorded. Large breeding densities of Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurhynorhynchas pygmeus and Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri were observed. Rock Sandpiper C. ptilocnemis was also rather common.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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