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SITE NAME
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Zackenberg, Greenland, Denmark
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| Contact
details (phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| +45 46301939(dir.)/+45 46301200(switchb.)/+45 46301914(fax) // mel@dmu.dk // National Environmental Research Institute Department of Arctic Environment Frederiksborgvej 399 Postbox 358 DK-4000 Roskilde DENMARK |
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PROJECT DETAILS
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Start of survey:
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End
of survey:
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Team
size:
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31.05 |
6.09 |
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WEATHER CONDITIONS
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
17.06 |
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| Date of ice-break
on rivers: |
late May |
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| Date of final loss
of snow: |
late June |
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BIOTIC CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low |
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Breeding conditions:
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| A good breeding season, except for Long-tailed Skuas that failed to fledge. "Many" foxes. |
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | rare |
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Meltofte, H. & Thing, H. (eds.) 1997: Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations, 2nd Annual Report, 1996. - Danish Polar Center. Homepage: http://biobasis.dmu.dk. |
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