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Factors causing long-term dynamics in the abundance of the Trans-Volga Great bustard (Otis tarda L.) population

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The results of our survey of bustards in the southern part of the Saratov Trans-Volga region over an area of 12000 sq. km in 1990–2010 are presented; analysis of the abundance dynamics is performed; and the factors causing it are revealed. Data on the distribution of bustards over their biotopes in the period of premigration roaming are studied, and the demographic and spatial structure of the population is analyzed.

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  1. Saratov Branch, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Rabochaya 24, Saratov, 410028, Russia

    M. L. Oparin, O. S. Oparina, A. B. Mamaev & V. V. Piskunov

  2. Committee of Hunting and Fisheries, Saratov oblast, ul. Stepana Razina 52, Saratov, 410026, Russia

    I. A. Kondratenkov

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Original Russian Text © M.L. Oparin, O.S. Oparina, I.A. Kondratenkov, A.B. Mamaev, V.V. Piskunov, 2012, published in Povolzhskii Ekologicheskii Zhurnal, 2012, No. 3, pp. 278–294.

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Oparin, M.L., Oparina, O.S., Kondratenkov, I.A. et al. Factors causing long-term dynamics in the abundance of the Trans-Volga Great bustard (Otis tarda L.) population. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 40, 843–853 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359013100063

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