Changes of Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana L.) habitats and implications for the species presence in SE Moravia, Czech Republic

• Autorzy: Skokanova H. , Havlicek M. , Unar P. , Janik D. , Simecek K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study focuses on the changes of Ortolan Bunting (Emberizia hortulana L.) habitats, which occurred during the last 20 years, and the implications of these changes for the presence of the species population in south-eastern Moravia, Czech Republic. The research was based on aerial photographs and field work. We have identified habitats that were favoured by Ortolan Bunting in the study area on the basis of expert knowledge and by spatial analysis. We found that these habitats experienced statistically significant decline in their area. The decline was steeper in the region where Ortolan Bunting occurred only in the 1990s and was smaller in the region where the bird was present from late 1990s till 2012. However, our analyses did not confirm direct relationship between the habitat changes and the decline of Ortolan Bunting population, i.e. we did not find that decline of favourable habitat significantly affected decline of the species population. The main reasons for the decrease of favourable habitats in the study area are changes in agricultural practices, especially spread of mechanisation that have caused an increase in the size of fields and a drastic reduction of groups of trees and solitary trees. Additionally, widespread grassing of vineyards and other plots as a result of integrated and organic farming contributed to the decrease of favourable habitats. Practices in the form of planting new trees and leaving parts of managed land bare to be used for mitigating the decline of the bird population were discussed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Ortolan bunting; Emberiza hortulana; species population; land use change; landscape structure; agricultural practice; South-Eastern Moravia; Czech Republic

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 64
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.98-112,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Skokanova H.

• Department of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Lidicka 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

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Havlicek M.

• Department of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Lidicka 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

autor

Unar P.

• Department of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Lidicka 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

autor

Janik D.

• Department of Forest Ecology, Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Lidicka 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

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Simecek K.

• Czech Society for Ornithology, Netcicka 2285, 697 01, Kyjov, Czech Republic

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DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2016.64.1.009