Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use, by birds in lowland England

By P. Atkinson, REBECCA J. Fuller, J. Vickery, Greg J. Conway, J. Tallowin, R. E. Smith, K. Haysom, T. Ings, E. Asteraki, V. Brown. 2005

182 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Ecology

1. W. Teunissen
2. E. Oosterveld
3. R. Arlettaz
4. H. Schekkerman
5. Michael Schaub
6. G. D. Snoo
7. Pedro Beja
8. Naja Weiss

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. W. Teunissen
2. E. Oosterveld
3. Michael Schaub
4. Nigel D. Boatman
5. Pedro Beja
6. R. Arlettaz
7. Naja Weiss
8. H. Schekkerman

Citations in the corpus

• The effects of grassland management and aspect on Orthoptera diversity and abundance: site conditions are as important as management (2013, background): “Another important difference between meadows and pastures is the uneven vegetation height and density on the latter (Atkinson et al. 2005).”
• Influence of vegetation clutter on the capacity of ground foraging bats to capture prey (2010, background): “For example, if management enhances sward density, this may increase the physical obstruction (clutter) that limits the accessibility of arthropods within it (Atkinson et al. 2005).”
• Wildflower areas within revitalized agricultural matrices boost small mammal populations but not breeding Barn Owls (2010, result): “Similar conclusions have been reached for insectivorous, grassland birds foraging on ground-dwelling prey (Atkinson et al. 2005).”
• Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe--a review. (2009, background): “This may, however, only affect insectivorous birds during the summer but may benefit several species in winter as soil invertebrate abundance increases on highly productive sites (Atkinson et al., 2005).”
• The effect of ‘mosaic management’ on the demography of black‐tailed godwit Limosa limosa on farmland (2008, background): “This is likely to have reduced arthropod abundance and diversity (Vickery et al. 2001; Atkinson et al. 2006; Schekkerman & Beintema 2007), and impaired the chicks’ ability to move and capture prey in the resulting dense vegetation (Butler & Gillings 2004; Wilson, Whittingham & Bradbury 2005).”