Close to the edge: predation risks for two declining farmland passerines
Data on the breeding success of two crop‐nesting passerines, Skylark Alauda arvensis and Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava , were collected in relation to linear features within and surrounding arable crops. Both species were found to experience high rates of nest predation with increased proximity to...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1474-919x.2008.00857.x 2024-06-02T07:54:28+00:00 Close to the edge: predation risks for two declining farmland passerines MORRIS, ANTONY J. GILROY, JAMES J. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2008.00857.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.2008.00857.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00857.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ibis volume 150, issue s1, page 168-177 ISSN 0019-1019 1474-919X journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2008.00857.x 2024-05-03T11:01:13Z Data on the breeding success of two crop‐nesting passerines, Skylark Alauda arvensis and Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava , were collected in relation to linear features within and surrounding arable crops. Both species were found to experience high rates of nest predation with increased proximity to field boundaries, although the exact nature of the relationship differed with species and, in the case of Skylark, with boundary type. Most nest losses were attributable to predation. During 2006 video cameras deployed on Skylark nests showed that all recorded predation was by mammals of various species, and that these were most active in or around grass margins. The results suggest that further research is needed into ways of minimizing negative impacts of predation on Skylarks. Possible solutions discussed include concentrating Skylark Plots in the field centres away from grass margins and promoting Skylark Plots in fields without grass margins in future agri‐environmental schemes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alauda arvensis Wiley Online Library Ibis 150 s1 168 177 |
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Data on the breeding success of two crop‐nesting passerines, Skylark Alauda arvensis and Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava , were collected in relation to linear features within and surrounding arable crops. Both species were found to experience high rates of nest predation with increased proximity to field boundaries, although the exact nature of the relationship differed with species and, in the case of Skylark, with boundary type. Most nest losses were attributable to predation. During 2006 video cameras deployed on Skylark nests showed that all recorded predation was by mammals of various species, and that these were most active in or around grass margins. The results suggest that further research is needed into ways of minimizing negative impacts of predation on Skylarks. Possible solutions discussed include concentrating Skylark Plots in the field centres away from grass margins and promoting Skylark Plots in fields without grass margins in future agri‐environmental schemes. |
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Close to the edge: predation risks for two declining farmland passerines |
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