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RESPONDENT
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Pavel Tomkovich
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SITE NAME
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Turquoise Lake, SW Alaska, USA
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| Contact
details (phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (495)6294474/(495)629-48-25(fax, for P. Tomkovich) // pst@zmmu.msu.ru // Zoological Museum, Bolshaya Nikitskaya St., 6, Moscow, 125009, Russia |
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PROJECT DETAILS
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Project name:
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Surfbird Breeding biology study |
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Start of survey:
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End
of survey:
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Team
size:
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4.05 |
17.07 |
3 |
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WEATHER CONDITIONS
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| Season
phenology: |
average |
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Weather conditions: |
| Storm winds occurred periodically during May. Long-lasting heavy rains were going in early July. |
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
7.05 |
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| Date of ice-break
on rivers: |
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| Date of final loss
of snow: |
21.05 |
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BIOTIC CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low |
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Breeding conditions:
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| Stormy winds in May caused a delay of Surfbird reproduction, and led to decrease in numbers of certain species (Semipalmated Plover, Least Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper). Long-lasting strong rains in early July caused death of almost all of Surbirds' chicks, but Pacific Golden Plovers continued to alarm near broods. |
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Biology of Surfbird. Mapping of wader distribution in mountanous landscape. Distribution and numbers of Wandering Tattler. |
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