Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation measures for European grassland-breeding waders.

ABSTRACT: Farmland birds are among the most threatened bird species in Europe, largely as a result of agricultural intensification which has driven widespread biodiversity losses. Breeding waders associated with grassland and arable habitats are particularly vulnerable and a frequent focus of agri-environment schemes (AES) designed to halt and reverse population declines. We review existing literature, providing a quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of policy and management interventions used throughout Europe to improve population and demographic metrics of grassland-breeding waders. Targeted AES and site protection measures were more likely to be effective than less targeted AES and were ten times more likely to be effective than would be expected by chance, particularly for population tr

SUBMITTER: Franks SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238142 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature