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SITE NAME
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Mys Shmidta settlement, 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: |
| The season was characterised by a late spring and a cold summer: large amounts of snow remained until early July.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were not recorded and Pomarine Skuas bred at densities of 0.5 pair/km2. The commonest waders were Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Stint and Red-necked Phalarope.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemming numbers were higher than average.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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