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SITE NAME
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Tiksi, 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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6
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Early June was associated with rapid melting of snow and the relatively warm weather with few snow storms.
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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 Short-eared Owl, skuas and a Stoat were seen successfully hunting lemmings. No Snowy Owls were seen. Long-tailed Skuas established territories while Arctic and Pomarine Skuas were only seen during passage.
Common wader species included Pacific Golden-Plover, Ruff, Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis, and Pectoral Sandpiper. Seeing territorial Curlew Sandpipers in the area was rather unusual. Brooding waders were common.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| In early June all thawed patches bore signs of lemming activities, but Siberian Lemmings themselves were fairly uncommon (were not seen daily). No lemmings were seen during brief excursions in mid and late July.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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