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SITE NAME
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Kolyma River mouth, Kuropatoch'ya River, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring was late and summer was very cold.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes bred and were numerous everywhere. Snowy Owls did not breed, but in the Kolyma Delta numerous nests of Peregrines were found. Judging by observations in the second half of July, the breeding success of all wader species except Little Stint was low.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming numbers were low and beginning to increase.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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