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RESPONDENT
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Vladimir Morozov
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SITE NAME
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Vorkuta River, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (495)1553044 // piskulka@mtu-net.ru // Shebashevski Proezd, 7-16, Moscow, 125315, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Project name:
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Studies of Lesser White-fronted Goose
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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4.06
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20.08
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3
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| According to observations from 4 June to 20 August season was late, cold and rainy. Plain tundra became 50% snow-free on 15 June only, rivers broke up on 6-8 June. Snowfalls were frequent in the first half of June, and occurred once in early July.
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| Date of 50%
snow-cover: |
15.06
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
6-8.06
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| Date of final loss of
snow: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Lemmings were not seen, while voles and Arctic Foxes were rare (foxes did not breed). Owls and Pomorine Skuas were not seen, Rough-legged Buzzards nested, but unsuccessfully.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Latin | Abundance |
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| Microtus gregalis | rare |
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
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