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RESPONDENT
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Christian Glahder
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SITE NAME
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Naternaq (Lersletten), Greenland, Denmark
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| +45 35 82 1415/ +45 35 82 1420 // cmg@dmu.dk // National Environmental Research Institute Department of Arctic Environment Frederiksborgvej 399 Postbox 358 DK-4000 Roskilde DENMARK
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Moulting Greenland White-Fronted Geese; disturbance
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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08.07
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28.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Following a very cold and wet spring the summer came suddenly in mid June with maximal temperatures during the whole of July of 20-22øC (almost every day), and minimal temperatures of 2-7øC (average approximately 15øC). Nearly no rain during July, and most flowers dried out 15-20 July.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
15.06.99
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
1.06.99
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
20.06.99
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| In general no lemmings are present in West Greenland. Birds of prey: Gyr- and Peregrine falcons are dependant on ptarmigans (also ducks) and passerines (Snow Buntings and Lapland Buntings), respectively. Since first time to the area no data on "between year changes" is available. Rock Ptarmigan, Lapland Bunting and Snow Bunting seemed to have a good breeding year and probably one pair of Gyr- and one pair of Peregrine Falcon were breeding in the area.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Moult study
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