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SITE NAME
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Bolshaya Chukochya River middle reaches, Talakh settlement, 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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PROJECT DETAILS |
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| In Kolyma lowland (near Chayguurgino factory) the end of June was cold.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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Long-tailed and Arctic Skuas as well as Rough-legged Buzzards nested in the area. No Snowy Owls were seen and one Arctic Fox was recorded.
Common waders included Pectoral and Sharp-tailed Calidris acuminata Sandpipers and Red-necked Phalaropes.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| A short field trip revealed that the Siberian Lemming and Narrow-skulled Vole numbers were close to average, no Collared Lemmings were seen (uncommon in the area even in good years).
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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