Large-scale correlations between gamebird release and management and animal biodiversity metrics in lowland Great Britain.

ABSTRACT: The ecological effects on populations of non-game species driven by the annual release and management of tens of millions of gamebirds for recreational shooting are complex and relatively poorly understood. We investigated these effects at a national scale, considering multiple taxa simultaneously. We used records from the UK National Biodiversity Network Atlas to compare animal species and diversity metrics previously suggested to be affected by behaviors of the released birds, or because resources or habitats are influenced by game management or both processes. We contrasted records from 1 km grid squares where gamebirds were reported released in Great Britain, and control squares with similar land cover but where no releases were reported. There were more records overall reported from r

SUBMITTER: Madden JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166649 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature