The effect of agri-environment schemes on amphibian diversity and abundance

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 635-645

  Maes, Joke ^a   Musters, C J M ^a   De Snoo, Geert R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Ditch bank management; Peat district; Reserves

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; DAIRY FARMING; FROG; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MODELING; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 40149090460     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Begon M., Harper J.L., and Townsend C.R. Ecology (1996), Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford
2. Bonin J., DesGranges J.-L., Rodrigue J., and Quellet M. Anuran species richness in agricultural landscapes of Quebec: foreseeing long-term results of road-call surveys. In: Green M. (Ed). Amphibians in Decline. Canadian Studies of a Global problem (1997), Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, St. Louis, MO 141-149
3. Brown J.H., and Kodric-Brown A. Turnover rates in insular biogeography: effect of immigration on extinction. Ecology 58 (1977) 445-449
4. Crump M.L., and Scott Jr. N.J. Visual encounter surveys. In: Heyer W.R., Donnelly M.A., McDiarmid R.W., Hayek L.C., and Foster M.S. (Eds). Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity. Standard Methods for Amphibians (1994), Smithsonian Institution, Washington 84-92
5. Diepenbeek A., and van Delft J. Het waarnemen van amfibieën en reptielen (2006), Stichting RAVON, Nijmegen
6. Freda J. The influence of acidic pond water on amphibians: a review. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 30 (1986) 439-450
7. Galwey N.W. Introduction to mixed modelling. Beyond Regression and Analysis of Variance (2006), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester
8. Griffiths R.A. Newts and salamanders of Europe (1996), T. and A.D. Poyser Natural History, London
9. Guerry A.D., and Hunter Jr. M.L. Amphibian distribution in a landscape of forests and agriculture: an examination of landscape composition and configuration. Conservation Biology 16 (2002) 745-754
10. Holenweg A.K., and Reyer H.U. Hibernation behaviour of Rana lessonae and R. esculenta in their natural habitat. Oecologia 123 (2000) 41-47
11. Hudgens B.R., and Haddad N.M. Predicting which species will benefit from the corridors in fragmented landscapes from population growth models. The American Naturalist 161 (2003) 808-820
12. Joly P., Miaud C., Lehmann A., and Grolet O. Habitat matrix effects on pond occupancy in newts. Conservation Biology 15 (2001) 239-248
13. Kleijn D., and Sutherland W.J. How effective are European agri-environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity?. Journal of Applied Ecology 40 (2003) 947-969
14. Kleijn D., Berendse F., Smith R., and Gilissen N. Agri-environment schemes do not effectively protect biodiversity in Dutch agricultural landscapes. Nature 413 6857 (2001) 723-725
15. Kleijn D., Baquero R.A., Clough Y., Díaz M., Esteban J., Fernández F., Gabriel D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Jöhl R., Knop E., Kruess A., Marshall E.J.P., Steffan-Dewenter I., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., West T.M., and Yela J.L. Mixed biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes in five European countries. Ecology Letters 9 (2006) 243-254
16. Laurila A. Breeding habitat selection and larval performance of two anurans in fresh water rock-pools. Ecography 21 (1998) 484-494
17. Lee Y., and Nelder J.A. Hierarchical generalized linear models. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society B 58 (1996) 619-678
18. Lee Y., and Nelder J.A. Hierarchical generalized linear models: a synthesis of generalized linear models, random effect models and structured dispersions. Biometrika 88 (2001) 987-1006
19. Lee Y., Nelder J.A., and Pawitan Y. Generalized Linear Models with Random Effects. Unified Analysis via H-likelihood. Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability vol. 106 (2006), Chapman & Hall/CRC, Baco Raton
20. Lehtinen R.M., Galatowitsch S.M., and Tester J.R. Consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation for wetland amphibian assemblages. Wetlands 19 (1999) 1-12
21. Leng, X., Musters, C.J.M., de Snoo, G.R., submitted for publication. Ditch banks as corridors for conserving plant diversity under Agri-Environment Schemes? Applied Vegetation Science.
22. Leuven R.S.E.W., den Hartog C., Christiaans M.M.C., and Heijligers W.H.C. Effects of water acidification on the distribution pattern and the reproductive success of amphibians. Experientia 42 (1986) 495-503
23. Loman J., and Lardner B. Does pond quality limit frogs Rana arvalis and Rana temporaria in agricultural landscapes? A field experiment. Journal of Applied Ecology 43 (2006) 690-700
24. Marnell F. Discriminant analysis of the terrestrial and aquatic habitat determinants of the smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris) and the common frog (Rana temporaria) in Ireland. Journal Zoology 244 (1998) 1-6
25. Mazerolle M.J. Drainage ditches facilitate frog movements in a hostile landscape. Landscape Ecology 20 (2004) 579-590
26. Mazerolle M.J., and Cormier M. Effects of peat mining intensity on green frogs (Rana clamitans) occurrence in bog ponds. Wetlands 23 (2003) 709-716
27. Mazerolle M.J., and Desrochers A. Landscape resistance to frog movements. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83 (2005) 455-464
28. Melman, Th.C.P., 1991. Slootkanten in veenweidegebied; mogelijkheden voor behoud en ontwikkeling van natuur in agrarisch grasland. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Leiden.
29. Melman Th.C.P., and van Strien A.J. Ditch banks as a conservation focus in intensively exploited peat farm land. In: Vos C.C., and Opdam P. (Eds). Landscape Ecology of a Stressed Environment (1990), Chapman and Hall, London 122-141
30. Provincie Zuid-Holland. Staat van natuur, een graad meter voor de natuur in Zuid-Holland (2002), Provincie Zuid-Holland, Den Haag
31. Pulliam H.R. Sources, sinks and population regulation. American Naturalist 132 (1988) 652-661
32. Reh W., and Seitz A. The influence of land use on the genetic structure of populations of the common frog Rana temporaria. Biological Conservation 54 (1990) 239-249
33. Rittenhouse T.A.G., and Semlitsch R.D. Grasslands as movement barriers for a forest-associated salamander: migration behavior of adult and juvenile salamanders at a distinct habitat edge. Biological Conservation 131 (2006) 14-22
34. Rothermel B.B., and Semlitsch R.D. An experimental investigation of landscape resistance of forest versus old-field habitats to emigrating juvenile amphibians. Conservation Biology 16 (2002) 1324-1332
35. Royle J.A., and Dorazio R.M. Hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 11 (2006) 249-263
36. Rubbo M.J., and Kiesecker J.M. Amphibian breeding distribution in an urbanized landscape. Conservation Biology 19 (2005) 504-511
37. Skei J.K., Dolmen D., Rønning L., and Ringsby T.H. Habitat use during the aquatic phase of the newts Triturus vulgaris (L.) and T. cristatus (Laurenti) in central Norway: proposition for a conservation and monitoring area. Amphibia-Reptilia 27 (2006) 309-324
38. Stumpel A.H.P. Reptiles and Amphibians as Targets for Nature Management. Alterra Scientific Contributions 13 (2004) 160 Wageningen
39. Tischendorf L., and Fahrig L. How should we measure landscape connectivity?. Landscape Ecology 15 (2000) 633-641
40. Twisk W., Noordervliet M.A.W., and ter Keurs W.J. Effects of ditch management on caddisfly, dragonfly and amphibian larvae in intensively farmed peat areas. Aquatic Ecology 34 (2000) 397-411
41. Twisk W., Noordervliet M.A.W., and ter Keurs W.J. The nature value of the ditch vegetation in peat areas in relation to farm management. Aquatic Ecology 37 (2003) 191-209
42. Vos, C.C., 1999. A frog's eye view on the landscape. Quantifying connectivity for fragmented amphibian populations. Ph.D. Thesis. Institute for Forestry and Nature Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
43. Vos C.C., and Chardon J.P. Effects of habitat fragmentation and road density on the distribution pattern of the moor frog Rana arvalis. Journal of Applied Ecology 35 (1998) 44-56
44. Vos C.C., and Stumpel A.H.P. Comparison of habitat-isolation parameters in relation to fragmented distribution patterns in the tree frog (Hyla arborea). Landscape Ecology 11 (1995) 203-214