<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study investigated the habitat selection of the Common Quail <italic>(Coturnix coturnix)</italic> during the breeding season of 2014 in an intensively managed agricultural environment (LAJTA Project, North-West Hungary). In order to assess the habitat preferences of the Common Quail, habitat composition around occupied plots were compared with unoccupied control plots. To characterize the habitat, a total of 11 variables related to vegetation structure and diversity, food availability and landscape were quantified. Multivariate methods (PCA and GLMs) were used to distinguish the main factors influencing habitat selection and to model the presence of the Common Quail. Based on our results, in the LAJTA Project, high probability of Common Quail presence can be predicted in plots with higher herbaceous cover and more abundant arthropod communities. The network of ecotone habitats, particularly the proximity to woody habitats, also appeared to have significant importance during the breeding season.</p></abstract>

This study investigated the habitat selection of the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) during the breeding season of 2014 in an intensively managed agricultural environment (LAJTA Project, North-West Hungary). In order to assess the habitat preferences of the Common Quail, habitat composition around occupied plots were compared with unoccupied control plots. To characterize the habitat, a total of 11 variables related to vegetation structure and diversity, food availability and landscape were quantified. Multivariate methods (PCA and GLMs) were used to distinguish the main factors influencing habitat selection and to model the presence of the Common Quail. Based on our results, in the LAJTA Project, high probability of Common Quail presence can be predicted in plots with higher herbaceous cover and more abundant arthropod communities. The network of ecotone habitats, particularly the proximity to woody habitats, also appeared to have significant importance during the breeding season.

Habitat selection of the Common Quail <italic>(Coturnix coturnix)</italic> in an intensively managed agricultural environment

Institute of Wildlife Management and Vertebrate Zoology

Institute of Botany and Nature Conservation

Ornis Hungarica

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Habitat selection of the Common Quail  in an intensively managed agricultural environment

This study investigated the habitat selection of the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) during the breeding season of 2014 in an intensively managed agricultural...

Habitat selection of the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) in an intensively managed agricultural environment

Pubblicato online: 27 lug 2019

Pagine: 99 - 109

Ricevuto: 11 nov 2018

Accettato: 14 dic 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2019-0006

Parole chiave
Common Quail, plant cover, food availability, field margin, forest belt

© 2019 Tamás Márton Németh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Habitat selection of the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) in an intensively managed agricultural environment

Pubblicato online: 27 lug 2019

Pagine: 99 - 109

Ricevuto: 11 nov 2018

Accettato: 14 dic 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2019-0006

Parole chiaveCommon Quail, plant cover, food availability, field margin, forest belt

© 2019 Tamás Márton Németh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Common Quail, plant cover, food availability, field margin, forest belt