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RESPONDENT
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Anatoli Gavrilov
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SITE NAME
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Bolshaya Bootonkaga River, Taimyr Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
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| 2-10-97/2-12-39 // // Taimyr State Nature Reserve, PB 131, Khatanga, Krasnoyarski krai, 663260, Russia
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| The spring was unusually early. Ice movement on the Upper Taimyra river started on 17 June and on 25 June the river was completely free of ice (usually this happens in early July). The summer was warmer than average, with a small amount of precipitation.
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| Date of ice-break on
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17.06
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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| Lemmings were numerous and Arctic Foxes bred successfully. That was also a good year for raptors and waders. An unusially low numbers of Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus and Rock Ptarmigan L. mutus were recorded.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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