The effect of sward height and drainage on Common Starlings Sturnus vulgaris and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus foraging in grassland habitats

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Intensified agricultural use of grasslands reduces growth and survival of precocial shorebird chicks (2013, background): “However, postponed mowing in otherwise intensively managed grassland monocultures often creates a sward so dense that chicks may find it difficult to move around (Devereux et al. 2004) and may incur reduced food intake rates (Kleijn et al. 2010).”
Abundance of Invertebrates and Foraging Success of Black-Tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Chicks in Relation to Agricultural Grassland Management (2007, background): “…Common Redshank Tringa totanus, Ruff Philomachus pugnax and certain passerines may be affected in the same way as Black-tailed Godwit chicks, although others like Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus and Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris, forage more profitably in short swards (Devereux et al. 2004).”
Predator detection and avoidance by starlings under differing scenarios of predation risk (2006, background): “Under our experimental conditions, we hypothesized that short swards would be better than long swards for foraging starlings, firstly because prey would be more readily available and/or secondly because vigilance could occur while feeding (Devereux et al., 2004; Fernández-Juricic et al., 2005).”