The decline of farmland birds in Spain is strongly associated to the loss of fallowland

J Traba, MB Morales - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Farmland bird populations have strongly declined across Europe over the last decades due
to agriculture intensification, despite successive reforms of EU's Common Agricultural Policy …

Farming and wildlife in Mediterranean agroecosystems

CK Sokos, AP Mamolos, KL Kalburtji… - Journal for Nature …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mediterranean ecosystems are rich in wildlife species and habitats. In the last decades
human pressure is increasing in lowland and coastal areas, while mountainous and island …

Metabarcoding insights into the diet and trophic diversity of six declining farmland birds

X Cabodevilla, F Mougeot, G Bota, S Mañosa… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of feeding ecology of declining species, such as farmland birds, is
essential to address their conservation requirements, especially when their habitats are …

Extensive sheep grazing is associated with trends in steppe birds in Spain: recommendations for the Common Agricultural Policy

J Traba, C Pérez-Granados - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Iberian natural steppes have traditionally been used for extensive sheep grazing, which has
been noted to be positively associated with steppe bird abundance and diversity. Sheep …

Fallow management increases habitat suitability for endangered steppe bird species through changes in vegetation structure

A Sanz‐Pérez, D Giralt, I Robleño… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the face of the dramatic worldwide decline of farmland bird populations, the preservation
of fallow fields is a conservation measure encouraged through subsidies (eg agri …

Resource partitioning and niche segregation in a steppe bird assemblage

J Traba, MB Morales, CP Carmona, MP Delgado - Community Ecology, 2015 - Springer
Niche theory predicts that coexisting species will partition resources to limit the effects of
interspecific competition. We examined microhabitat partitioning in six sets of steppe birds …

Nest features and nesting niche segregation in five Iberian steppe passerines

A Barrero, BC Caballero, M Reverter… - Ardeola, 2023 - BioOne
The co-occurrence of morphologically similar species may be enabled by differences in
resource use that limit the effects of interspecific competition, allowing coexistence. This …

[HTML][HTML] Farmland composition and farming practices explain spatio-temporal variations in red-legged partridge density in central Spain

X Cabodevilla, A Estrada, F Mougeot, J Jimenez… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many farmland bird populations are declining, and their negative trends are often associated
with changes in land-use or farming practices, including the use of agrochemicals. The red …

[HTML][HTML] The implementation of irrigation leads to declines in farmland birds

X Cabodevilla, AD Wright, D Villanua, B Arroyo… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessing the effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity is critical for developing
effective management plans for farmland conservation. Among other factors, the direct and …

Assessing the relative importance of managed crops and semi‐natural grasslands as foraging habitats for breeding lesser kestrels Falco naumanni in southeastern …

M Morganti, JG Cecere, S Quilici, C Tarantino… - Wildlife …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Farmland habitats host important populations of several threatened bird species. So far, how
to reconcile farmland management with the maintenance of viable populations of these taxa …