Consequences of pastoral abandonment for the structure and diversity of the alpine avifauna

By Paola Laiolo, F. Dondero, E. Ciliento, A. Rolando. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Agricultural land abandonment and natural forest re-growth in the Swiss mountains: A spatially explicit economic analysis (2007, background): “Positive consequences are the stabilisation of soils (Tasser et al., 2003), carbon sequestration (Houghton et al., 1999) and the temporary increase of biodiversity ( Laiolo et al., 2004 ).”
Roles of Raptors in a Changing World: From Flagships to Providers of Key Ecosystem Services (2016, background): “Conversely, farmland abandonment may have negative consequences on species historically linked to traditional agro-grazing exploitations and rural constructions (Fuller, 1987; Labaune and Magnin, 2002; Laiolo et al., 2004; see below).”
Synthesis, part of a Special Feature on Resilience and Vulnerability of Arid and Semi-Arid Social Ecological Systems Vulnerability of Worldwide Pastoralism to Global Changes and Interdisciplinary Strategies for Sustainable Pastoralism (2011, background): “As a consequence of shrub encroachment, open ground habitats have decreased and landscape heterogeneity has been reduced, resulting in a change in vegetation characteristics and animal populations (Beaufoy et al. 1994, Pain and Pienkowski 1997, Laiolo et al. 2004).”
Invasive alien goldenrods negatively affect grassland bird communities in Eastern Europe (2010, background): “The abandonment of these areas generally results in a decline in farmland biodiversity and the replacement of endangered grassland species with more common forest species (Laiolo et al., 2004; Verhulst et al., 2005) or more harmful, invasive exotic species (Weber, 2001; Skórka et al.”
Trade-offs of European agricultural abandonment (2017, background): “This often relates to speciesrich habitats such as low intensity croplands or mosaic areas and meadows (see for example Laiolo et al., 2004; Dauber et al., 2006; Baur et al., 2006).”
Predicting the impact of livestock grazing on birds using foraging height data (2005, unknown): “extensive habitat restoration efforts under way across southern Australia, North America and Europe, pasture abandonment throughout parts of Europe (Blanco, Tella & Torre 1998; Laiolo et al. 2004), as well as landscape intensification across many continents, this approach could be used to predict wh”
Abandonment of agricultural land: an overview of drivers and consequences (2007, background): “The abandonment of farmland and its detrimental effects on landscape heterogeneity results in the loss of plants [71, 72], birds [71, 73] and invertebrates [74, 75].”
Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 4. Effects on animal diversity (2007, background): “This loss is a consequence both of abandonment of marginal farmland (Balmer and Ehrhardt, 2000; Laiolo et al., 2004; EEA, 2004) and intensification of agriculture on potentially productive land (Donald et al., 2000; Benton et al., 2003; EEA, 2004).”
Long-Term Trends in Bird Populations: A Review of Patterns and Potential Drivers in North America and Europe (2013, background): “Populations in productive areas are threatened by high-intensity agriculture, whereas population in marginal areas (e.g. uplands) suffer from land abandonment (Laiolo et al. 2004, Brambilla et al. 2010).”
The impact of high-altitude ski-runs on alpine grassland bird communities (2006, background): “Abandonment of grazing has few effects on bird species diversity and abundance in the alpine belt (Laiolo et al. 2004) and therefore the most detrimental present-day anthropologic threat to bird communities of these habitats is most probably represented by the development of ski-resorts.”