Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe

IF 3 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY

Basic and Applied Ecology Pub Date : 2024-10-26 DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2024.10.010

Verena Rösch , Fernanda Chavez , Lasse Krey , Stefan Möth , Božana Petrović , Sylvie Richart-Cervera , Adrien Rusch , Mareike Tiedemann , Pauline Tolle , Leon Weyandt , Silvia Winter , Martin H Entling

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Abstract

In climatically suitable regions across Europe, vineyards can be the dominant perennial crop type. While many wine-growing landscapes are intensively managed, they may still be an attractive habitat for a wide range of bird species. In this study we investigated how breeding birds in three wine-growing regions in Europe (Germany: Palatinate, France: Bordeaux, Austria: Leithaberg) are influenced by the composition of the landscape, focussing on woody semi-natural vegetation.

We recorded bird vocalizations with autonomous sound recorders in 93 landscapes across Europe. Bird species were identified according to their songs and calls. The landscape in a 200-m buffer around the recording points was mapped. In total, we recorded 72 bird species, including species typical for vineyard landscapes such as cirl bunting (Emberiza cirlus), hoopoe (Upupa epops) and turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur). For all three countries we found that an increase in overall woody vegetation in the landscape led to an increase in species richness and altered community composition. Most species were recorded in landscapes with abundant hedges, small woods and tree rows rather than in vineyard-dominated landscapes but e.g. woodlark (Lullula arborea) and linnet (Linaria cannabina) showed an opposite preference.

We conclude that in intensively used wine-growing landscapes the ongoing decline in farmland birds and the ecosystem services they provide can be reversed by the reintroduction of semi-natural woody vegetation between vineyards. These in frequently many cases linear structural elements can be established included in the landscape with only small losses in production area.

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半自然栖息地是欧洲强化葡萄园景观中繁殖鸟类多样性的关键

在欧洲气候适宜的地区，葡萄园可以成为主要的多年生作物类型。虽然许多葡萄种植区都采用了集约化管理，但它们仍然是对多种鸟类具有吸引力的栖息地。在这项研究中，我们调查了欧洲三个葡萄种植区（德国：普法尔茨、法国：波尔多、奥地利：莱特伯格）的鸟类繁殖如何受到景观组成的影响，重点是木本半自然植被。我们在欧洲的 93 处景观中使用自动录音机记录了鸟类的发声，并根据鸟类的歌声和叫声确定了鸟类的种类。我们还绘制了记录点周围 200 米缓冲区的地貌图。我们总共记录了 72 种鸟类，其中包括葡萄园景观中的典型鸟类，如鹀（Emberiza cirlus）、鵖（Upupa epops）和斑鸠（Streptopelia turtur）。我们发现，在所有三个国家中，景观中木本植被的增加会导致物种丰富度的增加和群落组成的改变。我们的结论是，在密集使用的葡萄种植景观中，通过在葡萄园之间重新引入半自然的木本植被，可以扭转农田鸟类及其提供的生态系统服务不断减少的趋势。在许多情况下，这些线性结构元素可以在景观中建立起来，而生产面积的损失很小。

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Basic and Applied Ecology 环境科学-生态学

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6.90

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5.30%

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103

审稿时长

10.6 weeks

期刊介绍： Basic and Applied Ecology provides a forum in which significant advances and ideas can be rapidly communicated to a wide audience. Basic and Applied Ecology publishes original contributions, perspectives and reviews from all areas of basic and applied ecology. Ecologists from all countries are invited to publish ecological research of international interest in its pages. There is no bias with regard to taxon or geographical area.