Breeding Conditions for Birds in the Nowaday Farmlands of the European Russia: the Impact of Agriculture Intensification and Polarization. Part II. Birds
https://doi.org/10.35885/1684-7318-2019-4-470-492
Abstract
The considerable polarization of bird habitats has been formed in European Russia – extensive abandoned lands, of low suitability for nesting of typical meadow species, alternate with increasingly intensively cultivated fields. Though the abundance of most species is low in these fields, the polarization has resulted in their increasing exploitation by Eurasian Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank, Black-winged Pratincole, Demoiselle Crane, Montagu's Harrier, Grey Partridge, Short-eared Owl and Mallard, apart from those more typical for fields: Lapwing, Common Quail, Eurasian Skylark, Calandra Lark and Western Yellow Wagtail. However, nesting of these species on most crop fields often results in low breeding success. The trends most unfavorable for nesting birds in European Russia are conversion of grasslands into arable lands, associated with the switching to indoor keeping of cattle, and increasing no-till farming.
About the Authors
T. V. Sviridova
A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071
Russian Federation
33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071
L. V. Malovichko
Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
Russian Federation
44 Timiryazevskaya St., Moscow 127434
Russian Federation
44 Timiryazevskaya St., Moscow 127434
G. V. Grishanov
Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Russian Federation
2 Universitetskaya St., Kaliningrad 236040
Russian Federation
2 Universitetskaya St., Kaliningrad 236040
P. D. Vengerov
Voronezhsky State Nature Biosphere Reserve named after V. M. Peskov
Russian Federation
Centralnaya usadba, Goszapovednik, Voronezh 394080
Russian Federation
Centralnaya usadba, Goszapovednik, Voronezh 394080
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Sviridova T.V., Malovichko L.V., Grishanov G.V., Vengerov P.D. Breeding Conditions for Birds in the Nowaday Farmlands of the European Russia: the Impact of Agriculture Intensification and Polarization. Part II. Birds. Povolzhskiy Journal of Ecology. 2019;(4):470-492. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35885/1684-7318-2019-4-470-492
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