Seed treatment with pesticides is an extended agricultural practice with a high risk to
granivorous birds that consume those seeds. To characterize that risk, it is necessary to …

Aim When studying the effects of global change on biodiversity, it is far more common for the
effects of climate change and land‐use changes to be assessed separately rather than …

The intensification of agriculture is impacting farmland and is recognised as a main driver for
biodiversity loss in these environments. Many farmland bird populations have been …

The treatment of seeds with pesticides is an extended practice in current agriculture. There
is a high risk of exposure in granivorous birds, such as the red-legged partridge (Alectoris …

Bird populations associated with agricultural ecosystems have declined markedly in Europe
during the last quarter of the 20th century due to land-use intensification. This has meant that …

The study of trophic niche partitioning is of great importance for understanding community
structure and species coexistence, particularly if these are threatened. Here DNA …

Background Modern biologging technologies allow researchers to gain a better
understanding of animal movements, offering opportunities to measure survival and …

Curbing farmland bird decline is one of the environmental goals of the new Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027. Member State Strategic Plans must include specific …

Since millennia, olive groves have been a key crop in the Mediterranean basin, currently
extending over more than 10 million hectares (FAO, 2021) and holding a significant cultural …

Agricultural activities are a major cause of change in avifauna, frequently resulting in
diminished diversity and biotic homogenization, and ultimately compromising ecosystem …