Small islands in the wide open sea: The importance of non-farmed habitats under power pylons for mammals in agricultural landscape

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 351; p. 108500
• Main Authors: Šálek, Martin, Riegert, Jan, Krivopalova, Aleksandra, Cukor, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2023
• Subjects: agricultural land; Agricultural landscape; agricultural landscapes; agriculture; agroecosystems; Biodiversity conservation; Capreolus capreolus; dominant species; edge effects; environment; European hare; High-quality habitat; infrastructure; Lepus europaeus; mammals; Power line infrastructure; power lines; shrubs; species; Vulpes vulpes; winter; European hare; Agricultural landscape; Biodiversity conservation; Power line infrastructure; High-quality habitat

Current lowland agricultural landscapes are characterized by a low representation of biodiversity-rich semi-natural habitats. Even in structurally simple farmlands, the presence of in-field, non-farmed habitats may be beneficial for species persistence. Here, for the first time, we evaluated the imp...