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RESPONDENT
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Eugeni Kuznetsov
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SITE NAME
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Novaya Zemlya, Guba Bezimyannaya, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (095)330-89-81 // ecohealth@mtu-net.ru //
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Spring came two weeks later than usual and was cold. Summer also turned out to be rather cold with rain and strong winds.
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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 and avian predators were scarce, however four young birds fledged successfully in the only nest of Rough-legged Buzzard. Breeding was suspected in two resident pairs of Long-tailed Skua and in one pair of Snowy Owl. Flocks of non-breeding skuas were absent. Late in July and in early August, Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima and Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula were commonly observed with broods (at the same time two pairs of Ringed Plover had only one chick each), although Little Stint was rare. Therefore the breeding of waders was generally successful.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were almost absent (only one animal recorded during the whole month).
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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