Which parameters of woody biocorridors have a positive effect on bird diversity in cultural landscapes?

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Which parameters of woody biocorridors have a positive effect on bird diversity in cultural landscapes?

Original language description

The intensification of agriculture in Europe led to the homogenization of the landscape, which had a negative impact on a whole range of animal species. Animals are often able to survive in agricultural landscapes due to isolated close-to-nature habitats (e.g., avenues, forest strips, or copses). Therefore, connecting these spatially isolated woody habitats is important to maintain high species diversity in agricultural landscapes. The strips of forest habitats (biocorridors) are important for vertebrates, including birds, and allow the flow of biotic information in the landscape. In our study, we focused on the occurrence of birds in fourteen woody biocorridors in the South Moravia Region in the Czech Republic. We monitored bird movement frequencies using camera traps from October 2020 to June 2022. The monitored biocorridors were distributed across the landscape to well represent the region of South Moravia (including intensively used agricultural lowlands, highlands areas, or extensive agricultural landscapes at the foot of the mountains). According to the results, species richness and frequency were positively associated with narrow and long woody biocorridors. On the other hand, wide, forest-like biocorridors were negatively associated with species richness and frequency. We explain this surprising result by two main ecological processes: the effect of species pool on local (alpha) diversity and the effect of cross-habitat spillover of organisms. We also revealed that forest bird species prefer wide biocorridors with mature stands and high shade-casting ability. Based on our results, we can conclude that woody biocorridors in intensively used cultural landscapes are able to support the diversity of forest and non-forest bird species.

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

10615 - Ornithology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

North-Western Journal of Zoology

ISSN

1584-9074

e-ISSN

1842-6441

Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

RO - ROMANIA

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

51-56

UT code for WoS article

001027312900011

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85165436434