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The populations of farmland birds in Europe declined markedly during the last quarter of the 20th century, representing a severe threat to biodiversity. Here, we assess whether declines in the populations and ranges of farmland birds across Europe reflect differences in agricultural intensity, which arise largely through differences in political history. Population and range changes were modelled in terms of a number of indices of agricultural intensity. Population declines and range contractions were significantly greater in countries with more intensive agriculture, and significantly higher in the European Union (EU) than in former communist countries. Cereal yield alone explained over 30% of the variation in population trends. The results suggest that recent trends in agriculture have had deleterious and measurable effects on bird populations on a continental scale. We predict that the introduction of EU agricultural policies into former communist countries hoping to accede to the EU in the near future will result in significant declines in the important bird populations there.

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When Good Animals Love Bad Habitats: Ecological Traps and the Conservation of Animal Populations

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Constraints in the restoration of ecological diversity in grassland and heathland communities.

J. Bakker, F Berendse (1999)

Species-rich grassland and heathland communities still occur in low-intensity farming systems in many European countries. Gradually, such systems have either been abandoned or more intensively exploited, with a subsequent decrease in species numbers. Until recently, it was thought that restoration of these communities would be straightforward. However, abiotic constraints (with respect to eutrophication and acidification) have hampered restoration more than previously thought. Moreover, very recent research has revealed that biotic constraints can also be important: many plant species are not present in the soil seed bank and their dispersal is limited in the present fragmented landscape.

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Title: Ardea

Abbreviated Title: Ardea

Publisher: Netherlands Ornithologists' Union

ISSN (Print): 0373-2266

Publication date Created: April 2012

Publication date (Print): April 2012

Volume: 100

Issue: 1

Pages: 19-28

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DOI: 10.5253/078.100.0105

SO-VID: 509bd3e7-6b1e-47ae-b52e-5d18430be53d

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