Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia
To conserve threatened farmland species requires an estimate of the representation of their habitats within protected areas, especially in countries with inadequate mechanisms for protecting and managing habitats outside of protected areas. We conducted a gap analysis to evaluate the con...
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| author | Radišić Dimitrije Mišković Milica Jovanović Sandra Nikolić Tijana Sekulić Goran Vujić Ante Milić Dubravka |
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| description | To conserve threatened farmland species requires an estimate of the
representation of their habitats within protected areas, especially in
countries with inadequate mechanisms for protecting and managing habitats
outside of protected areas. We conducted a gap analysis to evaluate the
conservation status of suitable habitats for two threatened farmland bird
species - corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) -
within the networks of national protected areas (NPAs) and important bird
areas (IBAs) in Serbia. We determined the distribution of suitable habitats
using MaxEnt based on climate, topography and land-cover variables. We found
that the proportion of suitable habitats within the NPAs is very low (12.31%
and 2.04% for the corncrake and lesser grey shrike, respectively), although
it is significantly higher for both species within IBAs (25.86% and 9.91%,
respectively). Upland farmland habitats (preferred by corncrake) are better
represented within both networks (especially IBAs) than lowland habitats
(preferred by lesser grey shrike). Our spatially explicit distribution models
identify suitable habitats within and beyond the NPAs and IBAs that require
monitoring and appropriate conservation measures. The low representation of
suitable habitats within these networks is an obstacle to the conservation of
both species and other farmland birds in Serbia. [Project of the Serbian
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. OI
173002: Conservation strategy for protected and strictly protected hoverflies
(Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) species in Serbia - Case study] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edc63c0b5bd64fe6bc7c3693b1cdc6132022-12-22T01:12:28ZengUniversity of Belgrade, University of Novi SadArchives of Biological Sciences0354-46641821-43392019-01-0171111112110.2298/ABS180924053R0354-46641800053RProtected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in SerbiaRadišić Dimitrije0Mišković Milica1Jovanović Sandra2Nikolić Tijana3Sekulić Goran4Vujić Ante5Milić Dubravka6Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi SadBird Protection and Study Society of Serbia, Novi SadBird Protection and Study Society of Serbia, Novi SadBioSense Institute, Novi SadWWF Adria, Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi SadFaculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi SadTo conserve threatened farmland species requires an estimate of the representation of their habitats within protected areas, especially in countries with inadequate mechanisms for protecting and managing habitats outside of protected areas. We conducted a gap analysis to evaluate the conservation status of suitable habitats for two threatened farmland bird species - corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) - within the networks of national protected areas (NPAs) and important bird areas (IBAs) in Serbia. We determined the distribution of suitable habitats using MaxEnt based on climate, topography and land-cover variables. We found that the proportion of suitable habitats within the NPAs is very low (12.31% and 2.04% for the corncrake and lesser grey shrike, respectively), although it is significantly higher for both species within IBAs (25.86% and 9.91%, respectively). Upland farmland habitats (preferred by corncrake) are better represented within both networks (especially IBAs) than lowland habitats (preferred by lesser grey shrike). Our spatially explicit distribution models identify suitable habitats within and beyond the NPAs and IBAs that require monitoring and appropriate conservation measures. The low representation of suitable habitats within these networks is an obstacle to the conservation of both species and other farmland birds in Serbia. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. OI 173002: Conservation strategy for protected and strictly protected hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) species in Serbia - Case study]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2019/0354-46641800053R.pdffarmland birdsprotected areasLanius minorCrex crexgap analysis |
| spellingShingle | Radišić Dimitrije Mišković Milica Jovanović Sandra Nikolić Tijana Sekulić Goran Vujić Ante Milić Dubravka Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia Archives of Biological Sciences farmland birds protected areas Lanius minor Crex crex gap analysis |
| title | Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia |
| title_full | Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia |
| title_fullStr | Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia |
| title_short | Protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species: A case study on corncrake (Crex crex) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) in Serbia |
| title_sort | protected area networks are insufficient for the conservation of threatened farmland species a case study on corncrake crex crex and lesser grey shrike lanius minor in serbia |
| topic | farmland birds protected areas Lanius minor Crex crex gap analysis |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2019/0354-46641800053R.pdf |
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