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SITE NAME
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Gusinaya Gulf southern coast, Yakutia, 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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14.07
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16.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Weather conditions in mid-July were quite favourable.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| In the north of the area potential predators were more abundant than in the south. Numbers of Arctic Foxes were high and several dens were found. Least Weasels Mustela nivalis were numerous. To the north of Mogotoyevsky Lake, Snowy Owls bred in large numbers, however they were not always successful (in several nests dead owlets were found, and some nests were predated, probably by Arctic Foxes). In spite of the large numbers of lemmings, owls still predated birds heavily. At owl perches, remnants of Pacific Golden Plover, fledged phalarope and longspur young were found. Rough-legged Buzzards bred only in the north-western part of the Indigirka Delta. Skuas almost did not breed, only a few territorial pairs of Pomarine Skua were recorded, and one nest of Long-tailed Skua was found. Judging by the abundance of wader nests and broods located, predation pressure during incubation was not high, however, the situation could have changed later.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were distributed unevenly, but in general their numbers were average, although increasing. Lemming index 6.2.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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