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SITE NAME
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Kolokolkova Gulf, Neruta River mouth, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| 43-10-03 // // Oktyabr'sky prospect 146-9, Syktyvkar, Komi, 167031, Russia
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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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17.06
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29.08
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4
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| Late snowmelt prevented reproduction of many waterbirds. The weather was cool and rainy starting from 10 July.
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rivers: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
low
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Breeding conditions:
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| Arctic Foxes were rare. Rough-legged Buzzards did not breed. Broods of birds were late and infrequent. Brood size of waterfowl was approximately 30% smaller than average.Terek Sandpiper and Common Snipe were abundant on breeding among waders, Herring Gull - among gulls.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Lemmings were absent, while other rodents were very rare.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
of fauna studies: |
| Studies of distribution, densities, and numbers of waterfowl (divers and geese), skuas, gulls and waders in Neruta R. basin and Kolokolkova Guba vicinities.
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