Grassland vegetation height affects bird responses to forest edges in Mediterranean open farmland

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F24%3A101043" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/24:101043 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02818" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02818</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02818" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02818</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Grassland vegetation height affects bird responses to forest edges in Mediterranean open farmland

Original language description

Afforestation affects Mediterranean farmland biodiversity due to loss and fragmentation of grassland habitats. While the influence of landscape context and plantation edges on farmland bird responses to afforestation is well-documented, less is known about the influence of grassland vegetation height and how it interacts with afforestation to influence bird communities. Here, we examined how changes in grassland vegetation height affect bird responses to afforestation in a farmland region in southern Portugal, and how these are affected by plantation type and edge. This region has experienced afforestation with eucalyptus, pine and oak stands, agricultural intensification, and frequent dry periods. To capture local and landscape-level changes, we collected data in two periods (2005 and 2014-15). Grassland vegetation height varied between sampling periods, emerging as a key factor affecting changes observed. Ground-nesting and cereal-associated species increased in abundance with taller vegetation in 2014-15, while in 2005, with drier weather and shorter vegetation, the species associated with ploughed fields were more abundant. Vegetation height effects on bird assemblages depended on plantation type and distance to plantation edges. Farmland bird abundance, including ground -nesting and cereal crops -associated species, increased with taller vegetation, particularly near oak and pine plantations. Conversely, species associated with ploughed fields declined with taller vegetation, especially near eucalyptus plantations. Results highlight complex interactions between vegetation height, plantation type, and edge proximity shaping avian assemblages. This study supports the importance of field and landscape -level management with special focus on grassland vegetation height and landscape heterogeneity for preserving open -farmland birds in fast -changing Mediterranean farmland landscapes.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

ISSN

2351-9894

e-ISSN

2351-9894

Volume of the periodical

50

Issue of the periodical within the volume

e02818

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

001176626700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85185186603