Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4374694 | Ecological Indicators | 2006 | 11 Pages |
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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Authors
Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Marco Baietto, Renato Massa, Luciana Bottoni,