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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2012

Response of ground-nesting farmland birds to agricultural intensification across Europe: Landscape and field level management factors

Guerrero, I.; Morales, Manuel B.; Onate, Juan J.; Geiger, F.; Berendse, Frank; de Snoo, G. R.; Eggers, Sönke; Pärt, Tomas; Bengtsson, Jan; Clement, Lars W.; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Olszewski, Adam; Ceryngier, Piotr; Hawro, Violetta; Liira, Jaan; Aavik, Tsipe; Fischer, Christina; Flohre, Andreas; Thies, Carsten; Tscharntke, Teja

Abstract

We conclude that while management actions aimed at farmland bird conservation taken at landscape level may exert a strong positive effect on overall bird densities, those taken at field level are also relevant, particularly for breeders and, therefore, may potentially influence the persistence of these species' populations. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Alauda arvensis; Breeding territories; Conservation; Skylark; Yield; Winter cereals

Published in

Biological Conservation
2012, volume: 152, pages: 74-80
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Authors' information

Guerrero, I.
Morales, Manuel B.
Onate, Juan J.
Geiger, F.
Berendse, Frank
de Snoo, G. R.
Eggers, Sönke
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Pärt, Tomas
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Bengtsson, Jan
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Clement, Lars W.
Weisser, Wolfgang W.
Olszewski, Adam
Ceryngier, Piotr
Hawro, Violetta
Liira, Jaan
Aavik, Tsipe
Fischer, Christina
Flohre, Andreas
Thies, Carsten
Tscharntke, Teja

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Ecology
Zoology

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.001

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/42466