Scale-dependent homogenization: Changes in breeding bird diversity in the Netherlands over a 25-year period

Biological Conservation

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-516

  Van Turnhout, Chris A M ^a,b   Foppen, Ruud P B ^a   Leuven, Rob S E W ^b   Siepel, Henk ^b,c   Esselink, Hans ^b  

^a SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biotic homogenization; Population abundance; Population distribution; Rarity; Species richness; Threats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTIC FACTOR; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; HOMOGENEITY; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TESTING METHOD;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 33845308840     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

References (65)

1. Bal D., Beije H.M., Hoogeveen Y.R., Jansen S.R.J., and Van der Reest P.J. Handboek Natuurdoeltypen in Nederland (1995), IKC-Natuurbeheer, Wageningen
2. Ballard G., Geupel G.R., Nur N., and Gandali T. Long-term declines and decadal patterns in population trends of songbirds in western North America, 1979-1999. Condor 105 (2003) 737-755
3. BirdLife International. Birds in Europe: Population Estimates, Trends and Conservation Status (2004), BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK BirdLife Conservation Series No. 12
4. Bohning-Gaese K., and Bauer H.G. Changes in species abundance, distribution, and diversity in a central European bird community. Conservat. Biol. 10 (1996) 175-187
5. Brown J.H. Macroecology (1995), The University of Chicago Press
6. Butchart S.H.M., Stattersfield A.J., Bennun L.A., Shutes S.M., Akcakaya H.R., Baillie J.E.M., Stuart S.N., Hilton-Taylor C., and Mace G.M. Measuring global trends in the status of biodiversity: red list indices for birds. PLoS Biol. 2 (2004) 2294-2304
7. Clergeau P., Croci S., Jokimäki J., Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki M.J., and Dinetti M. Avifauna homogenisation by urbanisation: analysis at different European latitudes. Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 336-344
8. Davies K.F., Margules C.R., and Lawrence K.F. Which traits of species predict population declines in experimental forest fragments?. Ecology 81 (2000) 1450-1461
9. Fisher D.O., and Owens I.P.F. The comparative method in conservation biology. Trends Ecol. Evol. 19 (2004) 391-398
10. Foppen R., Ter Braak C.J.F., Verboom J., and Reijnen R. Dutch sedge warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and West-African rainfall: empirical data and simulation modelling show low population resilience in fragmented marshlands. Ardea 87 (1999) 113-127
11. Fuller R.J., Noble D.G., Smith K.W., and Vanhinsbergh D. Recent declines in populations of woodland birds in Britain: a review of possible causes. Br Birds 98 (2005) 116-143
12. Gaston K.J., and Blackburn T.M. Large-scale dynamics in colonization and extinction for breeding birds in Britain. J. Anim. Ecol. 71 (2002) 390-399
13. Gibbons D.W., Reid J.B., and Chapman R.A. The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991 (1993), T & AD Poyser, London
14. Graveland J. Reed die-back, water level management and the decline of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in The Netherlands. Ardea 86 (1998) 187-201
15. Graveland J., and Van de Wal R. Decline in snail abundance due to soil acidification causes eggshell defects in forest passerines. Oecologia 105 (1996) 351-360
16. Greenwood J.J.D., Fuller R.J., and Gibbons D.W. Assessing changes in distribution from atlas data: reply to Bircham and Jordan. Ibis 139 (1997) 186-188
17. Gregory R.D., van Strien A., Vorisek P., Meyling A.W.G., Noble D.G., Foppen R.P.B., and Gibbons D.W. Developing indicators for European birds. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London, Ser. B: Biol. Sci. 360 (2005) 269-288
18. In: Hagemeijer E.J.M., and Blair M.J. (Eds). The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds: Their Distribution and Abundance (1997), T & AD Poyser, London
19. Heywood V.H. Global Biodiversity Assessment. United Nations Environment Programme (1995), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
20. Huston M.A. Biological diversity: The coexistence of Species on Changing Landscapes (1994), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
21. Julliard R., Jiguet F., and Couvet D. Common birds facing global changes: what makes a species at risk?. Glob. Change Biol. 10 (2004) 148-154
22. Kleijn D., Berendse F., Smit R., and Gilissen N. Agri-environment schemes do not effectively protect biodiversity in Dutch agricultural landscapes. Nature 413 (2001) 723-725
23. Kondoh M. Unifying the relationships of species richness to productivity and disturbance. Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. B: Biol. Sci. 268 (2001) 269-271
24. Kooijman A.M., Dopheide J., Sevink J., Takken I., and Verstraten J.M. Nutrient limitation and their implications on the effects of atmospheric deposition in coastal dunes: lime-poor and lime-rich sites in The Netherlands. J. Ecol. 86 (1998) 511-526
25. Kühn I., and Klotz S. Urbanization and homogenization - Comparing the floras of urban and rural areas in Germany. Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 292-300
26. Kwak R.G.M., Reyrink L.A.F., Opdam P.F.M., and Vos W. Broedvogeldistricten van Nederland. Een Ruimtelijke Visie op de Nederlandse Avifauna (1988), Pudoc, Wageningen
27. Lensink R. Range expansion of raptors in Britain and The Netherlands since the 1960s: testing an individual-based diffusion model. J. Anim. Ecol. 66 (1997) 811-826
28. Leuven, R.S.E.W., Foppen, R.B.P., Houlliere, A.M.G.R., Lenders, H.J.R., de Nooij, R.J.W., 2004. Impact of land use changes on breeding birds in floodplains along the rivers Rhine and Meuse in The Netherlands. In: Douben, N., van Os, A.G. (Eds.), Dealing with floods within constraints. Proceedings NCR-days 2003, NCR-publication 24-2004, Netherlands Centre for River Studies, Delft, pp. 43-45.
29. Lockwood J.L., Brooks T.M., and McKinney M.L. Taxonomic homogenization of the global avifauna. Anim. Conservat. 3 (2000) 27-35
30. Ludwig J.A., and Reynolds J.F. Statistical Ecology: A Primer on Methods and Computing (1988), John Wiley and Sons, New York
31. Marchetti M.P., Lockwood J.L., and Light T. Effects of urbanization on California's fish diversity: differentiation, homogenization and the influence of spatial scale. Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 310-318
32. McCullagh P., and Nelder J.A. Generalized Linear Models. second ed. (1989), Chapman and Hall, London
33. McKinney M.L. Urbanization as a major cause of biotic homogenization. Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 247-260
34. McKinney M.L., and Lockwood J.L. Biotic homogenization: a few winners replacing many losers in the next mass extinction. Trends Ecol. Evol. 14 (1999) 450-453
35. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis (2005), World Resources Institute, Washington, DC
36. Newton I. The recent declines of farmland bird populations in Britain: an appraisal of causal factors and conservation actions. Ibis 146 (2004) 579-600
37. Olden J.D., and Poff N.L. Toward a mechanistic understanding and prediction of biotic homogenization. Am. Nat. 162 (2003) 442-460
38. Olden J.D., and Poff N.L. Clarifying biotic homogenization. Trends Ecol. Evol. 19 (2004) 283-284
39. Olden J.D., Poff N.L., Douglas M.R., Douglas M.E., and Fausch K.D. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of biotic homogenization. Trends Ecol. Evol. 19 (2004) 18-24
40. Olden J.D., LeRoy Poff N., and McKinney M.L. Forecasting faunal and floral homogenization associated with human population geography in North America. Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 261-271
41. Oude Voshaar J.H. Statistiek voor Onderzoekers (1995), Wageningen Pers, Wageningen
42. Parlevliet J. Breeding birds in The Netherlands in the 20th century. Limosa 76 (2003) 141-156
43. Pauchard A., Aguayo M., Peña E., and Urrutia R. Multiple effects of urbanization on the biodiversity of developing countries: the case of a fast-growing metropolitan area (Concepción, Chile). Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 272-281
44. Pielou E.C. The Interpretation of Ecological Data (1984), Wiley, New York
45. Rahel F.J. Homogenization of fish faunas across the United States. Science 288 (2000) 854-856
46. Reijnen R., Foppen R., and Veenbaas G. Disturbance by traffic of breeding birds: evaluation of the effect and considerations in planning and managing road corridors. Biodivers. Conservat. 6 (1997) 567-581
47. Roelofs J.G.M., Bobbink R., Brouwer E., and De Graaf M.C.C. Restoration ecology of aquatic and terrestrial vegetation on non-calcareous sandy soils in The Netherlands. Acta Bot. Neerl. 45 (1996) 517-541
48. Sax D.F., and Gaines S.D. Species diversity: from global decreases to local increases. Trends Ecol. Evol. 18 (2003) 561-566
49. Schekkerman H., Meininger P.L., and Meire P.M. Changes in the waterbird populations of the Oosterschelde (SW Netherlands) as a result of large-scale coastal engineering works. Hydrobiologia 283 (1994) 509-524
50. Schwartz M.W., Thorne J.H., and Viers J.H. Biotic homogenization of the California flora in urban and urbanizing regions. Biol. Conservat. 127 (2006) 282-291
51. Siriwardena G.M., Baillie S.R., Buckland S.T., Fewster R.M., Marchant J.H., and Wilson J.D. Trends in the abundance of farmland birds: a quantitative comparison of smoothed Common Birds Census indices. J. Appl. Ecol. 35 (1998) 24-43
52. Sol D., Blackburn T.M., Cassey P., Duncan R.P., and Clavell J. The ecology and impact of non-indigenous birds. In: Del Hoyo J., Elliott A., and Christie D.A. (Eds). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes vol. 10 (2005), Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 13-35
53. SOVON. New estimates of breeding bird numbers in The Netherlands. Limosa 61 (1988) 151-162
54. SOVON, 2002. Atlas van de Nederlandse Broedvogels 1998-2000. Nederlandse Fauna 5, Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, KNNV Uitgeverij and European Invertebrate Survey-Nederland, Leiden.
55. Teixeira, R.M., 1979. Atlas van de Nederlandse broedvogels. Natuurmonumenten,'s Graveland.
56. Tucker G.M., and Davies G. Habitats For Birds in Europe: A Conservation Strategy for the Wider Environment (1997), BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK BirdLife Conservation Series No. 6
57. Van Beusekom R., Huigen P., Hustings F., De Pater K., and Thissen J. Rode Lijst van de Nederlandse Broedvogels (2005), Tirion, Baarn
58. Van Dijk, A.J., Dijksen, L., Hustings, F., Koffijberg, K., Schoppers, J., Teunissen, W., Van Turnhout, C., Van der Weide, M.J.T., Zoetebier, D., Plate, C., 2005. Broedvogels in Nederland in 2003. SOVON-monitoringrapport 2005/01, SOVON, Beek-Ubbergen.
59. Van Eerden, M.R., 1997. Patchwork: patch use, habitat exploitation and carrying capacity for water birds in Dutch freshwater wetlands. Van Zee tot Land 65, Rijkswaterstaat, Lelystad.
60. Van Eerden M.R., and Gregersen J. Long-term changes in the northwest European population of Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis. Ardea 83 (1995) 61-79
61. Van Tol G., van Dobben H.F., Schmidt P., and Klap J.M. Biodiversity of Dutch forest ecosystems as affected by receding groundwater levels and atmospheric deposition. Biodivers. Conservat. 7 (1998) 221-228
62. Van Turnhout C. The disappearance of the Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris as a breeding bird from The Netherlands and Northwest-Europe. Limosa 78 (2005) 1-14
63. Van Turnhout C., and Hagemeijer W. Marshland birds in The Netherlands: causes of long-term population trends in 1965-95. Vogelwelt 120 (1999) 185-191
64. www.natuurcompendium.nl (accessed 04.01.06.).
65. cbs.statline.nl (accessed 04.01.06.).