Agricultural intensification affects birds' trait diversity across Europe

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 74; pp. 40 - 48
• Main Authors: Guerrero, Irene, Duque, Diana, Oñate, Juan J., Pärt, Tomas, Bengtsson, Jan, Tscharntke, Teja, Liira, Jaan, Aavik, Tsipe, Emmerson, Mark, Berendse, Frank, Ceryngier, Piotr, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Morales, Manuel B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Brain size; Ecology; Ekologi; Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use; Farmland biodiversity; Farmland birds; Field management; Functional diversity; Landscape complexity; Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap

Agricultural intensification reduces the taxonomic diversity of bird communities, but its influence on functional diversity has been less studied. Here, we analyze the response of functional diversity of different cereal farmland bird communities across Europe to a gradient of agricultural intensifi...