Wintering farmland bird assemblages in West Hungary

• Autorzy: Baldi A. , Somay L. , Kovacs-Hostyanszki A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Farmland bird populations declining rapidly all over Europe. Most of the knowledge is, however, from the breeding season, and much less is known about the winter period, especially from Central and Eastern Europe. We censused wintering farmland bird assemblages in West Hungary, in 2011/2012. The censuses covered semi-natural and seeded grasslands, plough fields and wheat fields. The available winter seed food was estimated for each field from the top soil and from the vegetation. We recorded 25 species with 844 individuals on the fields. Semi-natural grasslands were the most important habitats for species richness of all, granivorous, and resident species, with seeded grasslands as the second best habitat. Abundance showed similar pattern, although with no significant effect for granivorous species and for short-range migrants. Seed mass was significantly different among the habitat types, higher on seeded grasslands and seminatural grasslands than on ploughed sites and winter wheat fields. Date had a significant effect on species richness and abundance with highest values in December. There was a positive significant correlation between bird species richness and seed mass only in December. Our results strengthen former findings that changes and drivers of wintering farmland bird populations may differ between Central and West Europe, and highlight the need for further, large scale studies to provide evidence base to guide agrienvironmental programs.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

farmland; bird population; breeding season; winter period; assemblage; food resource; seed mass; semi-natural grassland; arable field; habitat use; Central Europe; Western Hungary

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 63
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.608-615,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Baldi A.

• MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Lendulet Ecosystem Services Research Group, Alkotmany u. 2–4, Vacratot, 2163, Hungary

autor

Somay L.

• MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Lendulet Ecosystem Services Research Group, Alkotmany u. 2–4, Vacratot, 2163, Hungary

autor

Kovacs-Hostyanszki A.

• MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Lendulet Ecosystem Services Research Group, Alkotmany u. 2–4, Vacratot, 2163, Hungary

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2015.63.4.013