Mixed Effects of Long‐Term Conservation Investment in Natura 2000 Farmland

Conservation Letters

Joana Santana³  Luís Reino³  Chris Stoate¹  Rui Borralho²  Carlos Rio Carvalho²  Stefan Schindler³  Francisco Moreira⁵  Miguel N. Bugalho⁵  Paulo Flores Ribeiro⁴  José Lima Santos⁴  Alexandre Vaz³  Rui Morgado²  Miguel Porto³ 

[1] Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Allerton Project, Loddington House, Loddington, UK;ERENA, Ordenamento e Gestão de Recursos Naturais, SA, Rua Robalo Gouveia, 1900–392 Lisboa, Portugal;CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos / InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Vairão, Portugal;CEF – Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349–017 Lisboa, Portugal;CEABN, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada “Professor Baeta Neves”/InBIO, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349–017 Lisboa, Portugal

关键词: Agriculture policies;    agri‐environment schemes;    conservation projects;    extensive agriculture;    farmland birds;    flagship species;    conservation funding;    protected areas;    protection regulations;    steppe birds;   

DOI  :  10.1111/conl.12077

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation funding is crucial for correct allocation of limited resources. Here we used bird monitoring data to assess the effects of long-term conservation investment in a Natura 2000 (N2000) bird protection area (PA), which during two decades benefited from protection regulations, conservation projects, and agri-environment schemes. Variation between 1995–1997 and 2010–2012 in richness and abundance of flagship (Otis tarda, Tetrax tetrax, and Falco naumanni) and specialized fallow field species were more favorable (i.e., increased more or declined less) inside the PA than in a nearby control area. However, the reverse was found for total bird species, farmland, ground-nesting and steppe species, species associated to ploughed fields, and species of European conservation concern. Enhancing the effectiveness of conservation investment in N2000 farmland may require a greater focus on the wider biodiversity alongside that currently devoted to flagship species, as well as improved matching between conservation and agricultural policies.

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