The influence of intersections and dead-ends of line-corridor networks on the breeding bird distribution

NÉMETHOVÁ, Danka and Alexander TIRINDA. The influence of intersections and dead-ends of line-corridor networks on the breeding bird distribution. Folia Zoologica. Brno: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, 2005, vol. 54, 1-2, p. 123-134. ISSN 0139-7893.

Basic information

• Original name: The influence of intersections and dead-ends of line-corridor networks on the breeding bird distribution
• Name in Czech: Vplyv križovatiek a slepých koncov sietí líniových porastov na rozšírenie hniezdiacich vtákov
• Authors: NÉMETHOVÁ, Danka (703 Slovakia, guarantor) and Alexander TIRINDA (703 Slovakia).
• Edition: Folia Zoologica, Brno, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, 2005, 0139-7893.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.585
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/05:00021386
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• UT WoS: 000230557700012
• Keywords in English: windbreaks; spatial structure; bird species richness; bird density; GLM
• Tags: bird density, bird species richness, GLM, spatial structure, windbreaks
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The breeding bird communities in four networks of line corridors were studied during the period 1993-1996 with the aim to characterise the influence of intersections and deadends of corridors on the breeding bird distribution. The results of this study show that species richness and number of territories in line-corridors depend on the vegetation volume, width and distance of the section from the nearest intersection or dead-end. Moreover, the abundance of corridor-dependent species is influenced not only by the distance of the section from the nearest intersection or dead-end, but also by the section type. Sections adjacent to intersections support more territories of corridor-dependent species. In our study we recorded increasing number of territories of nightingale, blackcap, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat along with the decreasing distance of sections from dead-ends or intersections. Territories of great tit and icterine warbler were more common in sections adjacent to intersections. Only one species (tree sparrow) was associated with sections adjacent to dead-ends.

Abstract (in Czech)

The breeding bird communities in four networks of line corridors were studied during the period 1993-1996 with the aim to characterise the influence of intersections and deadends of corridors on the breeding bird distribution. The results of this study show that species richness and number of territories in line-corridors depend on the vegetation volume, width and distance of the section from the nearest intersection or dead-end. Moreover, the abundance of corridor-dependent species is influenced not only by the distance of the section from the nearest intersection or dead-end, but also by the section type. Sections adjacent to intersections support more territories of corridor-dependent species. In our study we recorded increasing number of territories of nightingale, blackcap, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat along with the decreasing distance of sections from dead-ends or intersections. Territories of great tit and icterine warbler were more common in sections adjacent to intersections. Only one species (tree sparrow) was associated with sections adjacent to dead-ends.

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• MSM0021622412, plan (intention): Name: Interakce mezi chemickými látkami, prostředím a biologickými systémy a jejich důsledky na globální, regionální a lokální úrovni (INCHEMBIOL) (Acronym: INCHEMBIOL)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)