Occurrence of Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis territories in relation to urban area and heterogeneous farmland

• Main Authors: Matthias-Claudio Loretto, Schöll, Eva Maria, Hille, Sabine
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
• Subjects: Biophysics; 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Physical sciences; Molecular Biology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Marine Biology; Computational Biology; Alauda arvensis; Eurasian Skylark
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8964836.v1; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Occurrence_of_Eurasian_Skylark_i_Alauda_arvensis_i_territories_in_relation_to_urban_area_and_heterogeneous_farmland/8964836/1

Within heterogeneous arable habitats close to urbanized Vienna, Austria, Eurasian Skylarks Alauda arvensis occurred at slightly lower densities than in other mixed farmland areas and at a much lower density than would be found in natural habitats. Territory density was negatively correlated with the occurrence of roads, tracks and high-intensity agricultural cultivation, possibly due to the resulting increased disturbance by humans.