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RESPONDENT
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Nadezhda Matveeva
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SITE NAME
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Bolshevik Island, southern part, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia
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| Contact details
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| // // Komarov Botanical Institute, Russia Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg
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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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Aug
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Aug
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Judging by August, summer was dry, relatively warm for polar desert, and what is the most important - almost windless. The first snow fell on 2 September, and permanent snowcover established from 8 September. (Unlike 1997 when snow fell on 10 August and then snowfalls occurred periodically during August).
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Neither Arctic Foxes, not Snowy Owls were met in both seasons.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Collared Lemmings were not met, unlike 1997 when they were common and often captured by people and dogs.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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