Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Bird Communities in Italian Agroecosystems

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 1547 - 1556
• Main Author: LAIOLO, PAOLA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148 , USA , and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.10.2005; Blackwell Science; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agroecosystems; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; arable land; Aves; Aviculture; Biological and medical sciences; bird diversity; Birds; campiña; Conservation biology; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Corn; diversidad de aves; Fallowing; farmland; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Habitat conservation; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Species diversity; tierras cultivables; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; vineyard; Vineyards; viñedo; Woodlands; Vertebrata; bird diversity; Vineyard; Animal community; Seasonal variation; Arable land; Farmland; Aves; Biodiversity; Agroecosystem; Environmental protection

Despite agricultural landscapes covering almost 60% of the total land area of Italy, knowledge of the effects of agriculture and its intensification on bird communities is still scarce. I analyzed the effects of land uses on bird diversity and community structure in different farmland habitats of lo...