@article{d4529f0018af4dee9bcff1296be52b43,
title = "Landscape composition influences farm management effects on farmland birds in winter: A pan-European approach",
abstract = "This study examined the effects of agricultural intensity, various farming practices, landscape composition and vegetation cover on the abundance and species richness of wintering farmland birds, assessed simultaneously across seven European regions. The abundance and species richness of wintering farmland birds were negatively affected by agricultural intensity. The effects of yield and farm type were interlinked. Of the 10 farming practices assessed, mechanical weeding and the amount of organic fertilizer applied negatively affected farmland birds, presumably due to reduced food availability on arable fields. Positive effects of organic farming on farmland birds proved to be limited to simplified landscapes. More farmland birds were observed in areas with more stubble, pasture and green manure crops. Species richness was higher in areas with more pasture. The results of this study show that farm management, vegetation cover and landscape composition all influence wintering farmland birds. Heterogeneous landscapes comprising arable crops as well as grasslands support most species of farmland birds in winter. The effectiveness of organic farming and agri-environment schemes depends on landscape composition. Therefore, different agri-environment schemes should be designed for different landscape types. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "Organic farming Farming practice Agricultural intensification Arable Agri-environment scheme agri-environment schemes conventional arable farms agricultural intensification granivorous birds population trends southern england stubble fields species richness survival rates wheat fields Agriculture Environmental Sciences & Ecology",
author = "Flavia Geiger and {de Snoo}, {G. R.} and F. Berendse and I. Guerrero and Morales, {M. B.} and Onate, {J. J.} and S. Eggers and T. Part and R. Bommarco and Jan Bengtsson and Clement, {L. W.} and Weisser, {W. W.} and A. Olszewski and P. Ceryngier and V. Hawro and P. Inchausti and Christina Fischer and A. Flohre and Carsten Thies and Teja Tscharntke",
note = "ISI Document Delivery No.: 720JN Times Cited: 30 Cited Reference Count: 51 Geiger, Flavia de Snoo, Geert R. Berendse, Frank Guerrero, Irene Morales, Manuel B. Onate, Juan J. Eggers, Sonke Part, Tomas Bommarco, Riccardo Bengtsson, Jan Clement, Lars W. Weisser, Wolfgang W. Olszewski, Adam Ceryngier, Piotr Hawro, Violetta Inchausti, Pablo Fischer, Christina Flohre, Andreas Thies, Carsten Tscharntke, Teja Morales, Manuel B./B-1448-2014; Onate, Juan/D-4618-2009; Tscharntke, Teja/N-5123-2014; Guerrero, Irene/K-8172-2017; Bommarco, Riccardo/E-7109-2016; Fischer, Christina/B-5568-2011; Weisser, Wolfgang W/B-9718-2014; de Snoo, geert/M-4315-2013 Onate, Juan/0000-0002-6984-2615; Guerrero, Irene/0000-0002-5025-2025; Bommarco, Riccardo/0000-0001-8888-0476; Fischer, Christina/0000-0001-7784-1105; Weisser, Wolfgang W/0000-0002-2757-8959; Part, Tomas/0000-0001-7388-6672 European Science FoundationEuropean Science Foundation (ESF); Polish Ministry of Science and Higher EducationMinistry of Science and Higher Education, Poland; Spanish Ministry of Science and EducationMinistry of Education and Science, Spain; German Federal Ministry of Education and Science BMBFFederal Ministry of Education & Research (BMBF); German Research FoundationGerman Research Foundation (DFG); Netherlands Organization for Scientific ResearchNetherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Research Council; Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Departement Ecologie et Developpement Durable We are grateful to all ornithologists who conducted the bird surveys. This study is part of the EuroDiversity Agripopes research programme funded by the European Science Foundation and affiliated national science foundations (Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Spanish Ministry of Science and Education, German Federal Ministry of Education and Science BMBF, German Research Foundation, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Swedish Research Council, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Departement Ecologie et Developpement Durable). 32 1 58 Elsevier science bv Amsterdam <Go to ISI>://WOS:000287277100016",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1016/j.agee.2010.09.018",
language = "English",
volume = "139",
pages = "571--577",
journal = "Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment",
issn = "0167-8809",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "4",
}