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Impacts of agri-environmental schemes on farmland birds in Central and Eastern Europe
Žid, Jeroným ; Reif, Jiří (advisor) ; Szarvas, Filip (referee)
Farmland birds have been decreasing for decades as a result of agricultural intensification. The EU tools for biodiversity protection are agri-environmental schemes (AES), the effectiveness of which has not been sufficiently studied in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. To achieve high efficiency of AES and successfully protect farmland birds, it is necessary to collect the available information in this part of Europe. Among the most effective general measures are buffer strips of permanent vegetation (seed-rich strips, wildflower strips, hedgerows) but also the reduction of pesticides or fertilizers. Another type are targeted measures that are most appropriate for endangered species. When using an AES, it is necessary to consider both the territory of bird species and the impact of the given measure on individual species, as they often differ. Since the most used measures without targeting specific species have been effective, it would be appropriate to combine these measures to have the best possible effect on the birds. Newly, payments to farmers for applying AES are result-based, which is more efficient but it needs to be more attractive to farmers. To improve the Europe-wide farmland bird trend, it is important that many farmers get involved in the AES. Beside to the height of...
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