Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds
Agri-environmental schemes (AES) implemented by farmer collectives for meadow bird protection in The Netherlands create complex landscape mosaics due to the variability of options and combinations farmers use. We propose a method to simplify this complexity, using the number of meadow birds potentia...
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| author | Barba-Escoto, Luis Howison, Ruth Alison Fokkema, Rienk W. Duriaux-Chavarría, Jean-Yves Stessens, Marie Velde, Egbert van der Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W. Piersma, Theunis Tittonell, Pablo Adrian |
| author_browse | Barba-Escoto, Luis Duriaux-Chavarría, Jean-Yves Fokkema, Rienk W. Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W. Howison, Ruth Alison Piersma, Theunis Stessens, Marie Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Velde, Egbert van der |
| author_facet | Barba-Escoto, Luis Howison, Ruth Alison Fokkema, Rienk W. Duriaux-Chavarría, Jean-Yves Stessens, Marie Velde, Egbert van der Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W. Piersma, Theunis Tittonell, Pablo Adrian |
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| description | Agri-environmental schemes (AES) implemented by farmer collectives for meadow bird protection in The Netherlands create complex landscape mosaics due to the variability of options and combinations farmers use. We propose a method to simplify this complexity, using the number of meadow birds potentially benefiting as the measure of success, and evaluate how AES combinations affect management success as a function of monetary investments. Between 2016 and 2022, we conducted field surveys to measure the density and distribution of Black-tailed Godwits across three land-use types: AES, site-protected areas, and intensive agriculture. AES fields were categorized into nest protection, inundation, delayed mowing, and herb-rich grasslands. We analysed the relationship between these managements, the area they cover, and godwit numbers, while also examining land area and subsidies. Intensive agriculture covered 74.3 % of the area but hosted only 23.2 % of the godwit population at low densities (0.063 godwits/ha). In contrast, protected areas (6.2 % of the area) and AES fields (19.5 %) supported 24.7 % and 52.1 % of the population at higher densities (0.48 and 0.46 godwits/ha, respectively). Among AES types, delayed mowing and herb-rich grasslands showed the highest godwit densities (0.66 and 1.25 godwits/ha, respectively) covering smaller areas (6 % and 1.1 %). These AES types pay the highest subsidies, while nest protection, covering 10.5 % of the area with lower godwit densities, pays the lowest. Although AES fields hosted about half of the godwit population, area-wise the focus remained on nest protection, and with intensive agriculture dominated the landscape. This may limit effectiveness at a population level, calling for re-evaluating conservation priorities and funding. |
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| spelling | INTA202372024-11-12T13:28:27Z Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds Barba-Escoto, Luis Howison, Ruth Alison Fokkema, Rienk W. Duriaux-Chavarría, Jean-Yves Stessens, Marie Velde, Egbert van der Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W. Piersma, Theunis Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Biodiversidad Pájaros Medio Ambiente Inversión Sostenibilidad Biodiversity Birds Environment Investment Sustainability Agri-environmental schemes (AES) implemented by farmer collectives for meadow bird protection in The Netherlands create complex landscape mosaics due to the variability of options and combinations farmers use. We propose a method to simplify this complexity, using the number of meadow birds potentially benefiting as the measure of success, and evaluate how AES combinations affect management success as a function of monetary investments. Between 2016 and 2022, we conducted field surveys to measure the density and distribution of Black-tailed Godwits across three land-use types: AES, site-protected areas, and intensive agriculture. AES fields were categorized into nest protection, inundation, delayed mowing, and herb-rich grasslands. We analysed the relationship between these managements, the area they cover, and godwit numbers, while also examining land area and subsidies. Intensive agriculture covered 74.3 % of the area but hosted only 23.2 % of the godwit population at low densities (0.063 godwits/ha). In contrast, protected areas (6.2 % of the area) and AES fields (19.5 %) supported 24.7 % and 52.1 % of the population at higher densities (0.48 and 0.46 godwits/ha, respectively). Among AES types, delayed mowing and herb-rich grasslands showed the highest godwit densities (0.66 and 1.25 godwits/ha, respectively) covering smaller areas (6 % and 1.1 %). These AES types pay the highest subsidies, while nest protection, covering 10.5 % of the area with lower godwit densities, pays the lowest. Although AES fields hosted about half of the godwit population, area-wise the focus remained on nest protection, and with intensive agriculture dominated the landscape. This may limit effectiveness at a population level, calling for re-evaluating conservation priorities and funding. EEA Bariloche Fil: Barba-Escoto, Luis. University of Groningen. Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Science. Conservation Ecology Group; Países Bajos Fil: Barba-Escoto, Luis. University of Groningen. Faculties of Science & Engineering and Campus Fryslân. Centre for Global Ecological Change. BirdEyes; Países Bajos Fil: Howison, Ruth Alison. University of Groningen. Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Science. Conservation Ecology Group; Países Bajos Fil: Howison, Ruth Alison. University of Groningen. Campus Fryslân. 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Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina. 2024-11-12T13:24:14Z 2024-11-12T13:24:14Z 2024-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20237 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424004906 2351-9894 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03286 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Global Ecology and Conservation 56 : e03286. (December 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Biodiversidad Pájaros Medio Ambiente Inversión Sostenibilidad Biodiversity Birds Environment Investment Sustainability Barba-Escoto, Luis Howison, Ruth Alison Fokkema, Rienk W. Duriaux-Chavarría, Jean-Yves Stessens, Marie Velde, Egbert van der Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W. Piersma, Theunis Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds |
| title | Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds |
| title_full | Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds |
| title_fullStr | Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds |
| title_short | Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds |
| title_sort | are they even there how agri environment schemes investments reach their target species in dutch dairy farmland the case of meadow birds |
| topic | Biodiversidad Pájaros Medio Ambiente Inversión Sostenibilidad Biodiversity Birds Environment Investment Sustainability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20237 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424004906 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03286 |
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