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10Habitat and BiologyCauses for <strong>the</strong> decline of <strong>the</strong> Great Bustard❚❚❚❚❚increase in mowing ando<strong>the</strong>r work processesintensive fertilizationpesticidessoil compactionhigher livestock densities❚❚❚❚time between work processesno longer sufficient forbreeding and rearingdense and high vegetationwith unfavorable microclimatespecies-poor plant stocksdecline in invertebrates(number of species andbiomass)❚❚❚❚large losses due to machineuse (clutches, young andadult birds)insufficient sunny areas for<strong>the</strong> chickshigh resistance to movementstarvation due to acute lackof invertebrates

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