A5054266272- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Agricultural economics and policies
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Marine and environmental studies
- Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
Polish Academy of Sciences
2012-2023
Museum and Institute of Zoology
2013-2023
Czech Society for Ornithology
2019
Institute of Nature Conservation
2011
Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité
2007
Fauna Europaea is Europe's main zoological taxonomic index, making the scientific names and distributions of all living, currently known, multicellular, European land freshwater animals species integrally available in one authoritative database. covers about 260,000 taxon names, including 145,000 accepted (sub)species, assembled by a large network (>400) leading specialists, using advanced electronic tools for data collations with quality assured through sophisticated validation routines....
Declines in European bird populations are reported for decades but the direct effect of major anthropogenic pressures on such declines remains unquantified. Causal relationships between and population responses difficult to identify as interact at different spatial scales vary among species. Here, we uncover time-series 170 common species, monitored more than 20,000 sites 28 countries, over 37 y, four widespread pressures: agricultural intensification, change forest cover, urbanisation...
Birds populations allied in abundance Changes climate can cause of species to decline, increase, or remain steady. Stephens et al. looked across common birds Europe and the United States. Despite many differences between two regions, expectations about how a might respond change did predict actual responses. Species predicted benefit from increasing temperatures, their associated effects, tended whereas those be negatively affected declined. Thus, even widely varying ecological conditions...
We explore population trends of widespread and common woodland birds using data from an extensive European network ornithologists for the period 1980–2003. show considerable differences exist in species according to broad habitat they occupy degree which specialize use. On average, forest are shallow decline at a scale; declined by 13%, specialists 18%, 1980 2003. In comparison, populations farmland have moderately, falling on average 28% These patterns contrast with that shown generalist...
Abstract: We analyzed the usefulness of woodpecker species ( family Picidae) in predicting diversity other forest bird using Polish Ornithological Atlas data on distribution Poland. used database n = 2317) to examine patterns occurrence atlas plots and test how well is related birds. The occupancy by particular varied from 98.5% Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major ) only 2.4% Three‐toed Picoides tridactylus ). richness between 0 10 species, with a mean value 4.3 per plot. different...
The number of described species on the planet is about 1.9 million, with ca. 17,000 new annually, mostly from tropics. However, taxonomy usually as a science in crisis, lacking manpower and funding, politically acknowledged problem known Taxonomic Impediment. Using data Fauna Europaea database Zoological Record, we show that contrary to general belief, developed heavily-studied parts world are important reservoirs unknown species. In Europe, multicellular terrestrial freshwater animals being...
Abstract Around fifteen thousand fieldworkers annually count breeding birds using standardized protocols in 28 European countries. The observations are collected by country-specific and protocols, validated, summarized finally used for the production of continent-wide annual long-term indices population size changes 170 species. Here, we present database provide a detailed summary methodology fieldwork calculation relative change estimates. We also brief overview how data research,...
Species attributes are commonly used to infer impacts of environmental change on multiyear species trends, e.g. decadal changes in population size. However, by themselves limited value global attribution since they do not measure the changing environment. A broader foundation for attributing responses may be achieved complementing an attributes-based approach one estimating relationship between repeated measures organismal and over short time scales. To assess benefit this multiscale...
Abstract Natural sounds, and bird song in particular, play a key role building maintaining our connection with nature, but widespread declines populations mean that the acoustic properties of natural soundscapes may be changing. Using data-driven reconstructions lieu historical recordings, here we quantify changes soundscape characteristics at more than 200,000 sites across North America Europe. We integrate citizen science monitoring data recordings individual species to reveal pervasive...
Examples of interspecific interactions have been described for mammalian predators, but less is known regarding disturbances native predator guilds by domestic predators. We investigated intraguild among three opportunistic predators (dog ( Canis lupus familiaris L., 1758), cat Felis catus and red fox Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758)) co-occurring in the extensive farmlands central Poland. Their space use was monitored using tracking stations distributed field forest plots along a distance gradient...
The European Union's Natura 2000 (N2000) is among the largest international networks of protected areas. One its aims to secure status a predetermined set (targeted) bird and butterfly species. However, nontarget species may also benefit from N2000. We evaluated how terrestrial component this network affects abundance nontargeted, more common based on data long-term volunteer-based monitoring programs in 9602 sites for birds 2001 butterflies. In almost half 155 assessed, particularly...
Abstract Climate change is a major global threat to biodiversity with widespread impacts on ecological communities. Evidence for beneficial populations perceived be stronger and more plentiful than that negative impacts, but few studies have investigated this apparent disparity, or how factors affect population responses climatic change. We examined the strength of relationship between species-specific regional changes climate suitability trends (CST), using 30-year datasets 525 breeding...
Due to the ‘double‐clutch’ mating system found in arctic‐breeding Little Stint Calidris minuta , each parent cares for a clutch and brood alone. The resulting constraint on feeding time, combined with cold climate small body size, may cause energetic bottlenecks. Based notion that mass stores birds serve as an ‘insurance’ transient periods of negative energy balance, but entail certain costs well, vary relation climatic conditions stage breeding cycle. We studied Stints geographical...
Abstract Despite the fact that only parts of Białowieża Forest are protected as a national park and nature reserves, forest is nevertheless whole considered UNESCO Natural Heritage Site, Biosphere Reserve an integrated Natura 2000 site. In presently ongoing debate on conservation priorities regarding natural value this current bark beetle outbreak, two distinct approaches can be recognized: (1) management assumed to involve considerable interference with ecosystems; (2) maintenance...
The greatest loss of biodiversity in the EU has occurred on agricultural land. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is one many numerous and widespread European farmland breeding bird species showing major population declines linked to intensification. Here we present results based monitoring data collected since 1975 24 countries examine influence changing extent grassland cattle abundance (based earlier studies importance lowland grazed for species), wintering provenance temperature national...
Drainage of wetlands and agricultural intensification has resulted in serious biodiversity loss Europe, not least grasslands. Consequently, many meadow birds have drastically declined, the habitats they select for breeding currently rely on land management. However, selection maintained by agriculture may contribute to reduced fitness thus remain maladaptive individuals, which makes conservation challenging. An understanding relationships between species’ habitat selection, food supply...