A5077196830- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Research in Social Sciences
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Medical Research and Practices
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
Natural Resources Institute Finland
2018-2025
In war and conflict zones, the jamming of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNNS) signals by military forces disrupts tracking tagged animals, has increased in frequency following recent escalation conflicts Eastern Europe Middle East. Such disruption to data collection strongly hampers research into protection conservation endangered animals.
Abstract Each year, billions of songbirds cross large ecological barriers during their migration. Understanding how they perform this incredible task is crucial to predict global change may threaten the safety such journeys. Earlier studies based on radar suggested that most deserts in intermittent flights at high altitude, stopping desert day, while recent tracking with light loggers diurnal prolongation nocturnal and common non-stop for some species. We analyzed intensity temperature data...
Targeting bird migration connectivity adressed a pressing conservation policy question to save ortolan buntings.
The current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union includes three greening measures, which are partly intended to benefit farmland biodiversity. However, relative biodiversity effects including joint landscape context, not well understood. We studied increasing crop diversity, proportions production grasslands and fallows, corresponding CAP on open bird whilst controlling for distance forests, field edge density proportion built-up areas. surveyed birds using territory...
Abstract Some animal populations are rapidly increasing in numbers and expanding their ranges, leading to intensified human–wildlife conflicts. A wide range of tools has been developed repel animals from areas where they suspected cause damage. For waterfowl, direct comparisons multiple repelling methods have so far focused only on species´ presence, total numbers, cost effectiveness or subsequent damage assessments, but not individual behaviour. Here, we investigated the responses...
National agri-environment schemes (AESs) aim to promote sustainable farming and protect farmland biodiversity. For efficient maintenance of biodiversity, it is essential understand the habitat requirements fauna, its responses practices. This study examined importance different characteristics heterogeneity for birds in boreal agricultural landscapes, focusing on species open arable habitats (true field species) bushy field-edge habitats. Density, richness, composition were studied a...
The amount of High Nature Value farmland (HNVf) is a commonly used environmental indicator for assessing the performance Common Agricultural Policy, to support sustainable agriculture and monitor changes in agricultural land use Europe. HNVf comprises areas semi-natural state, low-intensity farming fine-scale landscape mosaics different habitat types. For successful implementation, identification should correctly reflect variation biodiversity values between landscapes. We examined how well...
Biodiversity degradation is a national and global problem which interconnected with land use climate change. All these are major unsolved questions their interactions only partly understood. Agriculture especially cattle farming under keen societal focus because of its significant role in soil carbon losses, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions biodiversity preservation. We reviewed the Finnish scientific literature to assess impact intensive contra extensive grass production on using vascular...
Abstract The recovery of threatened species after conservation measures can lead to human–wildlife conflicts. One example such is the recent population growth Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis , a large herbivorous bird. During migration, geese stage in numbers on agricultural fields range countries and cause substantial damage farms. A combination repelling fields, where were chased off by humans, accommodation which provide refuge sites for foraging geese, has been suggested as an effective...
Farmland habitats witness steep declines in biodiversity. One rapidly declining farmland species is the ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana . In Finland, a staggering 99% of population has been lost during past 30 years. Changes breeding have proposed as reason for decline, although hazards migration and wintering may also play role. We gathered 19‐year data set Finnish buntings studied which spatial characteristics, habitat features, climate factors might explain growth rate at singing‐group...
Abstract Context Farmland biodiversity has been declining because of agricultural intensification and landscape simplification. Many farmland birds breeding in non-crop habitats use arable land as their feeding habitat (and vice versa) understanding composition configuration at the scale is important for conservation. Objectives We explored relationship between bird densities land-use characteristics a landscape-scale (mean size 235 ha) to reveal most elements driving avian abundance....