The use of bioindicators as a tool in conservation and landscape ecology projects is becoming more widespread. We suggest objective criteria for selecting suitable focal species to identify important semi-natural elements in agricultural landscapes and provide quality indications at two different spatial scales. At a broad scale, focal species can indicate overall landscape quality, and species abundance data allow an environment suitability map to be drawn. At a local scale, focal species abundances can be related to structural characteristics of landscape elements, thus, providing valuable indications of the most effective locations for restoration projects
PADOA SCHIOPPA, E., Baietto, M., Massa, R., Bottoni, L. (2006). Bird communities as bioindicators: The focal species concept in agricultural landscapes. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, 6(1), 83-93 [10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.08.006].
Bird communities as bioindicators: The focal species concept in agricultural landscapes
PADOA SCHIOPPA, EMILIO;MASSA, RENATO IGNAZIO;BOTTONI, LUCIANA
2006
Abstract
The use of bioindicators as a tool in conservation and landscape ecology projects is becoming more widespread. We suggest objective criteria for selecting suitable focal species to identify important semi-natural elements in agricultural landscapes and provide quality indications at two different spatial scales. At a broad scale, focal species can indicate overall landscape quality, and species abundance data allow an environment suitability map to be drawn. At a local scale, focal species abundances can be related to structural characteristics of landscape elements, thus, providing valuable indications of the most effective locations for restoration projects
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