Birds as Useful Indicators of High Nature Value Farmlands

1. Introduction
Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Piotr Tryjanowski

2. Spread of the Concept of HNV Farmland in Europe: A Systematic Review
Yanina Benedetti

3. Identifying HNV Areas Using Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Metrics
Petra Šímová

4. Suitable Methods for Monitoring HNV Farmland Using Bird Species
Piotr Tryjanowski, Federico Morelli

Part I. Case Studies

5. Case Study 1. Bird as Indicators of HNV: Case Study in Farmlands from Central Italy
Federico Morelli, Leszek Jerzak, Piotr Tryjanowski

6. Case Study 2. Birds as Indicators of HNV: Case Study in Portuguese Cork Oak Montados

João E. Rabaça, Luísa Catarino, Pedro Pereira, António Luís, Carlos Godinho

7. Case Study 3. Using Indicator Species Analysis IndVal to Identify Bird Indicators of HNV in Farmlands from Western Poland
Piotr Tryjanowski, Federico Morelli

8. Discussion and Final Considerations
Federico Morelli, Piotr Tryjanowski

Keywords: Life Sciences, Ecology, Nature Conservation, Soil Science & Conservation, Agriculture