Abandoned military training sites are an overlooked refuge for at-risk open habitat bird species

0367984 - BC 2012 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Reif, J. - Marhoul, P. - Čížek, O. - Konvička, Martin
Abandoned military training sites are an overlooked refuge for at-risk open habitat bird species.
Biodiversity and Conservation. Roč. 20, č. 14 (2011), s. 3645-3662. ISSN 0960-3115. E-ISSN 1572-9710
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC06073
Grant - others:Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic(CZ) SP/2D3/153/08
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50070508
Keywords : abundance * bird * disturbance
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 2.238, year: 2011

Quantitative surveys of bird communities in 42 abandonem military training areas (AMTAs) showed that 1) several endangered species of open habitats (e.g., Miliaria calandra, Saxicola torquata, Lullula arborea) form more abundant populations within AMTAs than elsewhere; 2) the AMTAs most attractive for the birds are those situated in lowlands, wih low proportions of forest cover and high proportins of sparse scrub and bare ground. Military activities of the past provided within intermediate disturbance levels, rarely seen in common cultural landscapes.
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