NDLI: The effects of road networks and habitat heterogeneity on the species richness of birds in Natura 2000 sites in Cyprus

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Author	Mammides, Christos Kadis, Costas Coulson, Tim
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The large European supra-national network of protected areas, known as Natura 2000, is considered to be the cornerstone of the European Union’s efforts to conserve its biodiversity. The effective management of these areas requires a good understanding of how human-induced ecosystem change, evident in these sites, affects habitats and species of interest. In this study, we examine the factors that influence the presence of birds in thirty-eight Natura 2000 sites in Cyprus. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we test the direct and indirect effects of human population density, road networks and hunting on the overall species richness of birds and the species richness of four additional bird categories: (1) forest and shrubland species, (2) farmland species, (3) wetland species and (4) species listed in the Annex I of the Birds Directive (2009/147/EC). Other potentially important factors such as size of the area, habitat diversity, percentage of the area covered by migratory corridors and mean altitude, are also incorporated into the analyses. Our results show that road networks have negative effects on four of the five bird categories tested while area and habitat diversity positively influence all categories. These findings have significant conservation implications for the management of the Natura 2000 sites in the EU.
Starting Page	67
Ending Page	75
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09212973
Journal	Landscape Ecology
Volume Number	30
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15729761
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2014-10-17
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Bird richness Road density Habitat diversity Vegetation cover Protected areas Structural equation modeling Landscape Ecology Plant Ecology Forestry Management Forestry Ecology Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Ecology Nature and Landscape Conservation

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