Farmland habitat selection of wintering lesser kestrels in a Spanish pseudosteppe: Implications for conservation strategies

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 433-441

  Tella, José L ^a   Forero, Manuela G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural policies; Fallow systems; Habitat selection; Pseudosteppes; Wintering lesser kestrels

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034019867     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008943116150     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Bakaloudis DE, Vlachos CG and Holloway GJ (1998) Habitat use by short-toed eagles Circaetus gallicus and their reptilian prey during the breeding season in Dadia Forest (north-eastern Greece). Journal of Applied Ecology 35: 821-828
2. Beaufoy G (1998) The EU habitats directive in Spain: can it contribute effectively to the conservation of extensive agro-ecosystems? Journal of Applied Ecology 35: 974-978
3. Bignal E and McCracken D (1996) Low-intensity farming systems in the conservation of the countryside. Journal of Applied Ecology 33: 413-424
4. Blanco G, Tella JL and Torre I (1998) Traditional farming and key foraging habitats for choug Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax conservation in a Spanish pseudosteppe landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology 35: 232-239
5. Bustamante J (1997) Predictive models for lesser kestrel Falco naumanni distribution, abundance and extinction in Southern Spain. Biological Conservation 80: 153-160
6. Díaz M and Tellería JL (1994) Predicting the effects of agricultural changes in central Spanish croplands on seed-eating overwintering birds. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 49: 289-298
7. Donázar JA, Negro JJ and Hiraldo F (1993) Foraging habitat selection, land-use changes and population decline in the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni. Journal of Applied Ecology 30: 515-522
8. Donázar JA, Naveso MA, Tella JL and Campión D (1997) Extensive grazing and raptors in Spain. In: Pain D and Pienkowski MW (eds) Farming and Birds in Europe, pp 117-149. Academic Press, London
9. Forero MG, Tella JL, Donáza JA and Hiraldo F (1996) Can interspecific competition and nest site availability explain the decrease of lesser kestrel Falco naumanni populations? Biological Conservation 78: 289-293
10. Herrero J and Snyder RL (1997) Aridity and irrigation in Aragón, Spain. Journal of Arid Environments 35: 535-547
11. Hiraldo F, Negro JJ and Donázar JA (1996) A demographic model for a population of the endangered lesser kestrel in southern Spain. Journal of Applied Ecology 33: 1085-1093
12. Manly BFJ, McDonald LL and Thomas DL (1993) Resource Selection by Animals. Chapman & Hall, London
13. Marchamalo J, Blanco G and Prieto J (1997) Presencia durante el otoño de la cigüeña blanca en la Comunidad de Madrid (1991-1997). Anuario Ornitológico Madrid 1997: 14-21
14. Negro JJ, de la Riva M and Bustamante J (1991) Patterns of winter distribution and abundance of lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni) in Spain. Journal of Raptor Research 25: 30-35
15. Pain DJ and Pienkowski MW (1997) Farming and Birds in Europe. Academic Press, London
16. Parr SJ, Collin P, Silk S, Wilbraham J, Williams NP and Yarar M (1995) A baseline survey of lesser kestrels Falco naumanni in central Turkey. Biological Conservation 72: 45-53
17. Parr SJ, Naveso MA and Yarar M (1997) Habitat and potential prey surrounding lesser kestrel Falco naumanni colonies in central Turkey. Biological Conservation 79: 309-312
18. Pepler D, De Villiers B and Martin R (1996) An approach to management planning for Lesser Kestrels (Falco naumanni) overwintering in Africa. In: Muntaner J and Mayol J (eds) Biology and Conservation of Mediterranean Raptors, pp 239-250. SEO-BirdLife Monografía 4, Madrid
19. Suárez F, Naveso MA and De Juana E (1997) Farming in the drylands of Spain: birds of the pseudosttepes. In: Pain D and Pienkowski MW (eds) Farming and Birds in Europe, pp 297-330. Academic Press, London
20. Sutherland WJ (1998a) The effect of local change in habitat quality on populations of migratory species. Journal of Applied Ecology 35: 418-421
21. Sutherland WJ (1998b) Evidence for flexibility and constraint in migration systems. Journal of Avian Biology 29: 441-446
22. Tella JL, Torre I and Sánchez C (1996) Habitat availability and roost-site selection by the Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) in an arid cultivated landscape (Los Monegros). Revue d'Ecologie (Terre et Vie) 51: 153-159
23. Tella JL, Forero MG, Hiraldo F and Donázar JA (1998) Conflicts between lesser kestrel conservation and European agricultural policies as identified by habitat use analyses. Conservation Biology 12: 593-604
24. Tucker GM (1992) Effects of agricultural practices on field use by invertebrate-feeding birds in winter. Journal of Applied Ecology 29: 779-790
25. Tucker GM ( 1997) Priorities for bird conservation in Europe: the importance of the farmed landscape. In: Pain D and Pienkowski MW (eds) Farming and Birds in Europe, pp 79-116. Academic Press, London
26. Tucker GM and Heath MF (1994) Birds in Europe: Their Conservation Status. BirdLife Conservation Series 3, Cambridge
27. Wiens JA (1994) Habitat fragmentation: island v landscape perspectives on bird conservation. Ibis 137: S97-S104