NDLI: Effects of management intensity and orchard features on bird communities in winter

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Author	Myczko, Łukasz Rosin, Zuzanna M. Skórka, Piotr Wylegała, Przemysław Tobolka, Marcin Fliszkiewicz, Monika Mizera, Tadeusz Tryjawski, Piotr
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The knowledge and conservation of diminishing valuable habitats in agricultural landscapes are of key importance in saving declining farmland biodiversity. One of these habitats is the traditional orchard whose role in supporting birds is still poorly known, especially in winter. We counted birds in 106 orchards differing in management intensity (abandoned, traditional, and intensive) during December 2009 and January 2010 in Wielkopolska, western Poland and measured site characteristics and composition of surrounding landscapes for every orchard. Old abandoned and traditionally managed orchards had significantly higher bird species richness than intensive ones. Irrespective of orchard type, bird species richness as well as density were positively influenced by the cover of unmown herb layer in orchards and tree diversity. Tree and fruit densities positively affected bird species richness and density mainly in abandoned orchards while in other orchard types the effect of these variables was less pronounced. Land cover diversity in a landscape had a positive effect on species richness and density mostly in abandoned orchards and we believe that this effect reflects the elevated utilization of such orchards by birds from the surrounding landscape. Thus, abandoned, as well as traditionally managed orchards seems to be especially important habitats that offer food source and refuge for wintering birds and should be protected. We propose to diversify fruit production by planting various tree species, leaving part of the herb layer unmown and several trees unharvested in intensive orchards in order to improve suitability of modern orchards for birds.
Starting Page	503
Ending Page	512
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09123814
Journal	Ecological Research
Volume Number	28
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14401703
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2013-03-21
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Apple Ecosystem services Farmland Fruit Landscape Poland Ecology Plant Sciences Zoology Evolutionary Biology Behavioural Sciences Forestry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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