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SITE NAME
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Belyaka Spit, 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: |
| Observations in late June indicate cold summer: cold wind with periodic snow predominated and a lot of ice was accumulated on sea along northern shore.
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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 did not breed. Solitary pairs of Arctic Skuas nested, and some tens of Pomorine Skuas remained on sea near shore and attacked fishing on ice-clearings Kittiwakes.
Among waders Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Dunlin, Western Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalarope were common, while Rock Sandpiper and Ruff - rare.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were absent, but Root Voles were registered in small numbers near hut.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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