Are birds reliable indicators of most valuable natural areas? Evaluation of special protection areas in the context of habitat protection

Territorial protection of nature in any country is limited by various factors and therefore it is necessary to carefully select protected areas. Currently, they are often selected according to particular indicator taxa because of the simplicity and applicability of this approach. For example, Natura...

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Autores principales:	Petr Kovařík, Vilém Pechanec, Ivo Machar, Jaromír Harmáček, Tomáš Grim
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Birds Habitats Indicators Territorial protection Natura 2000 Special protection areas Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9b3f85a5d1384ef297654c5a80a0df8a2021-12-01T05:02:02ZAre birds reliable indicators of most valuable natural areas? Evaluation of special protection areas in the context of habitat protection1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108298https://doaj.org/article/9b3f85a5d1384ef297654c5a80a0df8a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21009638https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XTerritorial protection of nature in any country is limited by various factors and therefore it is necessary to carefully select protected areas. Currently, they are often selected according to particular indicator taxa because of the simplicity and applicability of this approach. For example, Natura 2000 Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in EU are established to protect selected species of birds. We asked how well do SPAs cover valuable natural habitats, i.e., whether the areas selected for the protection of birds are also important for the conservation of natural habitats. We focused on the Czech Republic because detailed data on habitat composition are available for the whole country. Although SPAs covered only 9% of the whole country they contained disproportionately high part of the whole area of preserved natural habitats (36%). This was because 64% of SPAs area was covered by natural habitats compared to only 11% in the rest of the country. However, the importance of SPAs for different habitats and their formation groups varied significantly. Further, we found a positive relationship between habitat rareness and the proportion of rare habitats within SPAs. Despite their relatively small overall area SPAs host disproportionally large areas of natural habitats in the Czech Republic. This pattern suggests that birds are reliable indicators for territorial protection. SPAs thus show large importance for habitat conservation.Petr KovaříkVilém PechanecIvo MacharJaromír HarmáčekTomáš GrimElsevierarticleBirdsHabitatsIndicatorsTerritorial protectionNatura 2000Special protection areasEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 132, Iss , Pp 108298- (2021)
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topic	Birds Habitats Indicators Territorial protection Natura 2000 Special protection areas Ecology QH540-549.5
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description	Territorial protection of nature in any country is limited by various factors and therefore it is necessary to carefully select protected areas. Currently, they are often selected according to particular indicator taxa because of the simplicity and applicability of this approach. For example, Natura 2000 Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in EU are established to protect selected species of birds. We asked how well do SPAs cover valuable natural habitats, i.e., whether the areas selected for the protection of birds are also important for the conservation of natural habitats. We focused on the Czech Republic because detailed data on habitat composition are available for the whole country. Although SPAs covered only 9% of the whole country they contained disproportionately high part of the whole area of preserved natural habitats (36%). This was because 64% of SPAs area was covered by natural habitats compared to only 11% in the rest of the country. However, the importance of SPAs for different habitats and their formation groups varied significantly. Further, we found a positive relationship between habitat rareness and the proportion of rare habitats within SPAs. Despite their relatively small overall area SPAs host disproportionally large areas of natural habitats in the Czech Republic. This pattern suggests that birds are reliable indicators for territorial protection. SPAs thus show large importance for habitat conservation.
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title	Are birds reliable indicators of most valuable natural areas? Evaluation of special protection areas in the context of habitat protection
title_short	Are birds reliable indicators of most valuable natural areas? Evaluation of special protection areas in the context of habitat protection
title_full	Are birds reliable indicators of most valuable natural areas? Evaluation of special protection areas in the context of habitat protection
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Are birds reliable indicators of most valuable natural areas? Evaluation of special protection areas in the context of habitat protection

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