Identifying set‐aside features for bird conservation and management in northeast Iberian pseudo‐steppes

摘要: Capsule Set‐aside (land temporally removed from agricultural production) features and their regional locations influence steppe‐bird species of conservation concern in Catalonia. Aims To identify set‐aside important to the ecology four ground nesting species, namely Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax, Stone‐curlew Burhinus oedicnemus, Greater Short‐toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Calandra Melanocorypha calandra. Methods fields were surveyed regions Catalonia (northeast Spain) for selected during 2004 2005 breeding seasons. habitat descriptors (e.g. size, vegetation structure) collected. Ordination plots information theoretic methods used assess relationship between bird regions. Results The region where was located had a strong effect on abundance species. In addition, coverage, field shape surrounding n...