A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia
The intensification of agricultural management has reduced the populations of farmland birds throughout Europe, including Finland. During the past 50 years, changes in agricultural practices have been more dramatic in Finnish Karelia than in the adjacent areas in Russia. This unique large scale expe...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/133604 2023-09-05T13:20:47+02:00 A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia Kuitunen, K. Saarinen, K. Jantunen, J. Saarino, S. 2003-12-31 application/pdf https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133604 eng eng BirdLife Finland https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133604/82150 https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133604 Ornis Fennica; Vol 80 Nro 4 (2003); 172–181 Ornis Fennica; Vol. 80 No. 4 (2003); 172–181 0030-5685 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2003 fttsvojs 2023-08-23T23:02:57Z The intensification of agricultural management has reduced the populations of farmland birds throughout Europe, including Finland. During the past 50 years, changes in agricultural practices have been more dramatic in Finnish Karelia than in the adjacent areas in Russia. This unique large scale experimental arrangement was utilised in a field study in 1998 and 1999 when the farmland avifaune was studied using line transect counts (n = 25) and point censuses of night-singing birds (n = 118). The composition and abundance of species in general was rather similar on both sides of the border. However, the species favouring scrub (night-singers) and pastures (Crex crex, Sturnus vulgaris, Motacilla flava) were more abundant in Russia whereas species benefiting from cereal cultivation (Emberiza hortulana, E. citrinella) or the openness of fields (Numenius arquata) were concentrated in Finland. In future, changes in the agricultural policy, e.g. increased establishment of shelter-beds and abandonment of mixed farms in Finland and the privatisation of farms in Russia, are likely to change this pattern. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* karelia* Numenius arquata Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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The intensification of agricultural management has reduced the populations of farmland birds throughout Europe, including Finland. During the past 50 years, changes in agricultural practices have been more dramatic in Finnish Karelia than in the adjacent areas in Russia. This unique large scale experimental arrangement was utilised in a field study in 1998 and 1999 when the farmland avifaune was studied using line transect counts (n = 25) and point censuses of night-singing birds (n = 118). The composition and abundance of species in general was rather similar on both sides of the border. However, the species favouring scrub (night-singers) and pastures (Crex crex, Sturnus vulgaris, Motacilla flava) were more abundant in Russia whereas species benefiting from cereal cultivation (Emberiza hortulana, E. citrinella) or the openness of fields (Numenius arquata) were concentrated in Finland. In future, changes in the agricultural policy, e.g. increased establishment of shelter-beds and abandonment of mixed farms in Finland and the privatisation of farms in Russia, are likely to change this pattern. |
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Kuitunen, K. Saarinen, K. Jantunen, J. Saarino, S. |
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Kuitunen, K. Saarinen, K. Jantunen, J. Saarino, S. A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia |
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Kuitunen, K. Saarinen, K. Jantunen, J. Saarino, S. |
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Kuitunen, K. |
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A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia |
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A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia |
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A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia |
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A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia |
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A comparison of farmland avifauna between Finnish and Russian Karelia |
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comparison of farmland avifauna between finnish and russian karelia |
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BirdLife Finland |
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2003 |
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https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133604 |
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karelia* karelia* Numenius arquata |
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karelia* karelia* Numenius arquata |
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Ornis Fennica; Vol 80 Nro 4 (2003); 172–181 Ornis Fennica; Vol. 80 No. 4 (2003); 172–181 0030-5685 |
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https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133604/82150 https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133604 |
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