Farmland bird decline is associated with a strong population limitation of open-habitat species

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 86; pp. 45 - 54
• Main Authors: Reif, Jiří, Telenský, Tomáš, Klvaňa, Petr, Cepák, Jaroslav, Storch, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.08.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: adults; afforestation; agricultural land; applied ecology; Biodiversity; birds; climate change; Czech Republic; data collection; decline; Demography; face; Farmland bird; Habitat loss; habitats; population growth; Population growth rate; Population trend; Recruitment; shrubs; species; Survival; weather; Czech Republic; Demography; Habitat loss; Biodiversity; Farmland bird; Population trend; Survival; Population growth rate; Recruitment

Farmland birds rank among organisms showing the steepest declines of their European populations. To combat these declines, it is essential to understand demographic mechanisms underlying the negative population trends. For this purpose, we employ a novel modelling approach on a long-term multispecie...