The Proportion of Cropland Influences Negatively the Occurrence of Breeding Birds in an Alkali Grassland Habitat in NW Serbia

• Published in: Acrocephalus Vol. 37; no. 168; pp. 79 - 84
• Main Authors: Dapic, Dejan, Méro, Thomas Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ljubljana De Gruyter Open 01.11.2016; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Animal breeding; Animal species; basins; Birds; breeding; breeding season; Breeding seasons; Catchment basins; corn; cropland; Emberiza calandra; Grasslands; habitats; Nesting; Plant diversity; regression analysis; River basins; River catchments; rivers; Serbia; watersheds; Serbia

Grasslands host a high diversity of plant and animal species. In Serbia, most alkali grasslands are located in the province of Vojvodina. The majority are not subject to conservation. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the proportion of croplands and (1) the number of b...