Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 81; pp. 66 - 74
• Main Authors: Rösch, Verena, Chavez, Fernanda, Krey, Lasse, Möth, Stefan, Petrović, Božana, Richart-Cervera, Sylvie, Rusch, Adrien, Tiedemann, Mareike, Tolle, Pauline, Weyandt, Leon, Winter, Silvia, Entling, Martin H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.12.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agricultural intensification; applied ecology; Austria; birds; community structure; decline; Ecology, environment; ecosystems; Emberiza; France; Fringillidae; Germany; habitats; Hedges; Landscape composition; landscapes; Life Sciences; Linaria; perennials; Semi-natural habitats; Small woods; species; species richness; Streptopelia turtur; trees; turtles; Upupa epops; vegetation; vineyards; France; Austria; Germany; Landscape composition; Small woods; Agricultural intensification; Hedges; Semi-natural habitats

In climatically suitable regions across Europe, vineyards can be the dominant perennial crop type. While many wine-growing landscapes are intensively managed, they may still be an attractive habitat for a wide range of bird species. In this study we investigated how breeding birds in three wine-grow...