Factors Influencing Occurrence of Passerines in the Reed Archipelago of Lake Velence (Hungary)

Báldi, András

doi:10.3161/068.041.0105

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“…Similar results were found for passerine communities during the breeding season in southern and central Europe (e.g., Surmacki 2005;Baldi 2006). The most influential environmental variables were abundance of ligneous species (bushes) and height of the reeds during the breeding season and wetland area during winter daytime foraging and nocturnal roosting.…”

Section: Plant Related Bird Communitiessupporting

confidence: 79%

“…The highest abundances of these species were found in more amoeboid or elongated wetlands. This could be due to the increase of the effect of edges present in these irregular shapes that favor more species than more compact wetlands as it has been studied by Baldi and Kisbenedek (1999) and Baldi (2006) in reedbeds and by Davis (2004) in grasslands. Finally, during winter nocturnal roosting, the positive relation between isolation and corn bunting (one of the most abundant species), was opposite to the effects found for the richness and abundance of the bird population during the breeding season.…”

Section: Species Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…They have suggested that large size, short human intervention, diverse and natural vegetation structure, and scarcely altered hydrological system favor richness and abundance of birds. Baldi andKisbenedek (1999, 2000) observed for the entire bird community of reedbeds that small patches had a higher relative species richness than large ones because of the effect of edges. This effect was also reported by Scheffer et al (2006) for shallow lakes and ponds affected by isolation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Several studies have reported on the effects that this patchiness can have on bird communities in forest, riparian buffer, open water wetland and grassland patches (Gibbs 1993;Diaz et al 1998;Naugle et al 1999;Horn et al 2005;Davis et al 2006;Huste et al 2006;Scheffer et al 2006), but few have studied patchy reedbeds (Foppen et al 2000;Surmacki 2005;Paracuellos 2006). A few studies of large reedbeds ([10 ha) have addressed the question of how environmental variables affect the structure and composition of bird communities in Central Europe (Graveland 1998;Baldi and Kisbenedek 2000;Surmacki 2005;Baldi 2006;Trnka and Prokop 2006), and the Mediterranean region (Martinez-Vilalta et al 2002;. They have suggested that large size, short human intervention, diverse and natural vegetation structure, and scarcely altered hydrological system favor richness and abundance of birds.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Avian communities’ preferences in recently created agricultural wetlands in irrigated landscapes of semi-arid areas

2008

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Numerous wetlands have been created spontaneously in the Ebro river basin as a consequence of new irrigation developments over the last 50 years. Water used for irrigating farmland drains into the lower parts of small valleys to form wetlands that are mostly dominated by common reed (Phragmites australis). Bird communities established in these wetlands are still simple, partly due to the lack of management to enable their ecological functions to improve. A knowledge of which environmental features favor these bird communities is essential in order to improve the design of newly created or restored wetlands associated to future irrigation developments. For this purpose, the habitat and vegetation features of 15 wetlands have been sampled. The structure of bird communities (richness, abundance and diversity) was monitored over 3 years during the breeding season and in winter at foraging and nocturnal roosting. The presence of bushes, height of stems and distance from large wetlands ([1 ha) proved to be the most influential variables on bird community structure and on most abundant species during the breeding season. Wetland area and compactness influenced species richness and the most abundant species during winter foraging and roosting. There was a maximum stem height at which only reed-dwelling birds remained. Uncontrolled winter burning had a severe negative effect upon these recently established populations. The ecological functions of newly created or restored wetlands, including those for run-off treatment in agricultural catchments, could be substantially improved taking into account simple guidelines from these results which relate bird community characteristics to wetland features.

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Section: Plant Related Bird Communitiessupporting

confidence: 79%

Section: Species Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Avian communities’ preferences in recently created agricultural wetlands in irrigated landscapes of semi-arid areas

2008

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“…Para saber cuál debería ser la longitud de tales segmentos, se ha tenido en cuenta el área mínima de carrizo necesitada por las especies palustres para anidar. De acuerdo con Báldi (2004Báldi ( , 2006, para el Carricero común este tamaño debería ser de 0.11 ha y para el Carricero tordal de 0.17 ha. Otros estudios han estimado el tamaño mínimo que ha de tener un carrizal para albergar una comunidad de aves representativa en medios agrícolas, que lo establecen en 0.5 ha (Moreno-Mateos et al, 2009).…”

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Importancia de las infraestructuras de riego tradicionales en la conservación de la avifauna en el entorno de humedales protegidos: el caso de Carrizales de Elche

Pomares¹,

Iborra²,

Cantarino³

2014

Proceedings - Irrigation, Society and Landscape. Tribute to Thomas F. Glick

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Resumen. Las infraestructuras de riego como acequias, azarbes o embalses conforman un complejo sistema de abastecimiento de agua de gran extensión en los ecosistemas semiáridos Mediterráneos. En este sentido, el caso de Carrizales es paradigmático. Entorno rural situado entre los Parques Naturales de El Hondo de Elche-Crevillente y Las Salinas de Santa Pola, surcado por una extensa red de canalizaciones y balsas que han acabado por estructurar y conectar el territorio en torno a la necesaria presencia del agua. La influencia que estas construcciones tienen sobre la fauna y el medio ambiente no ha sido estudiada a pesar de su importancia y su semejanza a otros medios fluviales naturales. Para evaluar su efecto sobre las comunidades de aves en la época de cría, seleccionamos tramos de estos canales representativos de los diferentes hábitats que conforman, donde realizamos conteos de aves y a la vez estudiamos sus características físicas, la vegetación asociada, especialmente el carrizo (Phragmites australis), y los usos de suelo del entorno. Detectamos 37 especies, muchas de las cuales nidificantes habituales de humedales. El análisis de los datos permitió conocer que la vegetación asociada a los canales, junto con el grado de desarrollo del carrizo fueron los factores más importantes que afectaron a la presencia de aves y a la riqueza de especies. Por otro lado, detectamos que las actuales prácticas de gestión del carrizo en los canales no tenían en consideración la conservación de la biodiversidad. Por ello, nosotros proponemos alternativas que puedan ser aplicadas en el área con la colaboración de los regantes y que, en la mayor medida posible, permitan el correcto funcionamiento de la red de canales a la vez que puedan favorecer la expansión de las comunidades de aves.Palabras clave: Sistema de riego, comunidad de aves, ecosistemas agrarios semiáridos, carrizo, humedales mediterráneos, recomendaciones de gestión.Abstract. Irrigation infrastructures as canals and reservoirs shape a complex water supply system in semiarid agrarian ecosystems. Thus, Carrizales is a paradigmatic example. It is a rural environment placed between two Natural Parks, El Hondo de Elche-Crevillente and Las Salinas de Santa Pola, criss-crossed with an extensive network of canals and ponds, which finally have organised and connected the territory based on the presence of water. The influence of canals on wildlife and the environment has not been studied despite their importance and similarity to other fluvial habitats. In order to assess its influence on bird communities in breeding season, we carried out bird counts, whereas we selected different sections in canals, representing all different possible habitats, while we studied physical characteristics, associated vegetation -mainly reed (Phragmites australis)-, and the land uses in the neighboring areas. We detected 37 bird species, most of which were also breeding in the wetlands nearby. Data analysis let us know that associated vegetation to the canals and reed development were the ma...

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Habitat use of breeding birds in Central European reed beds

Riegert

2021

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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Factors Influencing Occurrence of Passerines in the Reed Archipelago of Lake Velence (Hungary)

Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

Avian communities’ preferences in recently created agricultural wetlands in irrigated landscapes of semi-arid areas

Avian communities’ preferences in recently created agricultural wetlands in irrigated landscapes of semi-arid areas

Importancia de las infraestructuras de riego tradicionales en la conservación de la avifauna en el entorno de humedales protegidos: el caso de Carrizales de Elche

Habitat use of breeding birds in Central European reed beds

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