{"id":2526,"date":"2024-09-24T18:24:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeconnectricoti.com\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:24:43","slug":"monitoring-habitat-quality-food-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeconnectricoti.com\/en\/monitoring-habitat-quality-food-availability\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring habitat quality: food availability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Julia Zurdo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the LIFE Connect Ricot\u00ed Project, the habitat quality of the Dupont’s lark is monitored annually. In addition to the structure and composition of vegetation, food availability (arthropod biomass) is a key indicator of habitat quality, as it critically influences habitat selection by insectivorous birds such as the Dupont’s lark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to the results (Figure 1), arthropod biomass varies across the study locations, with higher values observed in Hoces del Riaza (Segovia) and Tortuera (Guadalajara), and lower values in Valeria (Cuenca), Mas de Melons, and Timoneda d’Alf\u00e9s (Lleida).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1. Arthropod biomass recorded at the study locations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Within the study locations, differences in food availability were also found between reference zones (areas in good conservation condition), intervention zones (subjected to restoration measures), and control-intervention zones (Figure 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 2. Comparison of food availability between intervention zones, control-intervention zones, and reference zones<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The goal is to achieve, through habitat restoration and improvement actions, the levels of arthropod availability found in the reference zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Julia Zurdo As part of the LIFE Connect Ricot\u00ed Project, the habitat quality of the Dupont’s lark is monitored …<\/p>\n

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