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SITE NAME
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Khanovey field station, middle Yamal, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was late. On 11-12 June when many birds had already started to breed, the weather again became cold with strong winds and snowfalls. However, summer was warm without any sharp changes of temperature and without prolonged rains.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Except for Rough-legged Buzzards, which bred in rather high numbers (0.54 pairs/km2), predators were scarce. Arctic Foxes were not numerous. Snowy Owls were not recorded and one hunting Short-eared Owl was occasionally observed. Pomarine Skuas did not breed, Arctic Stercorarius parasiticus and Long-tailed Skuas were scarce. Predation was mainly caused by non-breeding skuas. Breeding densities of most waders were average. Little Stint did not breed at all, and Ruffs were few, whilst numbers of Common Snipe were larger than usual. Breeding conditions for waders were favourable.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Numbers of rodents were estimated as average, although in the second half of summer more voles appeared.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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