Factors shaping insectivorous farmland bird abundance in intensively cultivated arable fields: Insights through the former Iron Curtain
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F24%3A10471244" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/24:10471244 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61989592:15310/24:73628298
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=91kBVl2I73" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=91kBVl2I73</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108772" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.agee.2023.108772</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Factors shaping insectivorous farmland bird abundance in intensively cultivated arable fields: Insights through the former Iron Curtain
Original language description
The decline of farmland bird populations is a well-documented phenomenon that has primarily been attributed to agricultural intensification. However, the specific mechanisms that make intensively used farmland unsuitable for breeding birds have not yet been satisfactorily elucidated, particularly for insectivorous ground-nesting species. To bridge this knowledge gap, we studied the breeding abundance, invertebrate food supply and habitat characteristics of the Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) in arable fields in the lowlands of south-western Slovakia. This region is characterized by the largest field sizes in the European Union, with conditions that are typical for high-intensity farmland areas in parts of Central and Eastern Europe where farmland underwent collectivization. Since Central and Eastern European farmland is considered one of the strongholds of the Yellow Wagtail in Europe, we tested the capacity of winter wheat, rapeseed and maize to support its local population. The Yellow Wagtail abundance was best predicted by habitat characteristics: birds chose fields without woody plants in their surroundings and with suitable crop height and coverage, while the effect of invertebrate food supply was insignificant. Focussing on individual crops, we found that the birds did not prefer the maize and rapeseed fields despite these having a richer food supply, likely because these crops had an unsuitable vegetation structure. The low overall abundance of the studied species indicates that farmland consisting of large fields creates unsuitable conditions for breeding. Therefore, agricultural policy instruments leading to a reduction of field size or the creation of herbaceous field edges should be supported.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA23-07103S" target="_blank" >GA23-07103S: Towards the understanding of processes responsible for farmland biodiversity loss: insights from Central European birds</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
ISSN
0167-8809
e-ISSN
1873-2305
Volume of the periodical
360
Issue of the periodical within the volume
February
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
108772
UT code for WoS article
001092599800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85174737897