Habitat preferences of the threatened Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanicain southern Italy

Autor:	Mattia Brambilla, Marco Gustin, Egidio Fulco, Claudio Celada
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Oenanthe hispanica Subspecies biology.organism_classification Grassland Geography Habitat Melanoleuca Threatened species Wheatear Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation
Zdroj:	Bird Study. 60:432-435
ISSN:	1944-6705 0006-3657
Popis:	Capsule We analysed habitat preferences of Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica of the eastern subspecies (O. hispanica melanoleuca) in South Italy, considering 1-ha (coinciding with territory size) square plots (49 occupied and 49 unoccupied). We used multi-adaptive regression splines to model habitat preferences. Black-eared Wheatear occurrence was positively associated with three factors: aspect (a SE orientation was preferred), cover of grazed grassland and cover of bare ground. Species conservation should be based on the maintenance of grazed grasslands, especially on SE-facing slopes, and including at least 2500 m2 of bare ground per ha.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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