Importance of unmanaged wasteland patches for the grey partridge Perdix perdix in suburban habitats.

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Importance of unmanaged wasteland patches for the grey partridge Perdix perdix in suburban habitats.

Original language description

A significant component of breeding habitat of the grey partridge Perdix perdix in Europe includes field boundaries with idle sites and grassy strips, loss of which is considered as one of the reasons for the decline of grey partridge populations. We associate enduring high densities of wild grey partridges in Prague, the Czech Republic, with the existence of unmanaged wasteland, herbaceous patches spread out between urbanized areas of the Capital and its surrounding agricultural landscape. The study combines density estimations, home range analysis, weed seed sampling and plant composition analysis, all with the aim of explaining factors influencing partridges´ habitat preference. Patch size, availability of patches within the surrounding landscape and mean height of plant cover were the most important factors influencing the numbers of breeding pairs among patches. Numbers of weed seeds collected on the soil surface seems to be of greater importance than specific plant composition. A

Czech name

Význam neobhospodařovaných ploch pro koroptev polní (Perdix perdix) v suburbánních biotopech.

Czech description

A significant component of breeding habitat of the grey partridge Perdix perdix in Europe includes field boundaries with idle sites and grassy strips, loss of which is considered as one of the reasons for the decline of grey partridge populations. We associate enduring high densities of wild grey partridges in Prague, the Czech Republic, with the existence of unmanaged wasteland, herbaceous patches spread out between urbanized areas of the Capital and its surrounding agricultural landscape. The study combines density estimations, home range analysis, weed seed sampling and plant composition analysis, all with the aim of explaining factors influencing partridges´ habitat preference. Patch size, availability of patches within the surrounding landscape and mean height of plant cover were the most important factors influencing the numbers of breeding pairs among patches. Numbers of weed seeds collected on the soil surface seems to be of greater importance than specific plant composition. A

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GA206%2F02%2F1392" target="_blank" >GA206/02/1392: Ecological requirements and population dynamics of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) under present habitat conditions, Czech Republic</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2004

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Acta Oecologica

ISSN

1146-609X

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Volume of the periodical

25

Issue of the periodical within the volume

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Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

23-33

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