<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Decrease of grey partridge population is a global process that has been catastrophic in recent decades. In England, the number of this species declined by 80% in the period from the beginning of the fifties to the mid-eighties of the last century (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_contagri-2018-0024_ref_013_w2aab3b7b8b1b6b1ab1ac13Aa">Potts, 1986</xref>). In the Czech Republic from 1965 to the end of the eighties by as much as 95% (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_contagri-2018-0024_ref_019_w2aab3b7b8b1b6b1ab1ac19Aa">Štasny et al. 1997</xref>), and the situation is similar in Poland (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_contagri-2018-0024_ref_009_w2aab3b7b8b1b6b1ab1ab9Aa">Panek, 2005</xref>). The status of grey partridge in Serbia follows the same pattern as mentioned, with drastic decline (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_contagri-2018-0024_ref_016_w2aab3b7b8b1b6b1ab1ac16Aa">Ristić and Puzović, 2015</xref>). The reasons for such trend are numerous, directly conditioned and are often difficult to eliminate. It has been found that culling has no significant effect on the population (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_contagri-2018-0024_ref_015_w2aab3b7b8b1b6b1ab1ac15Aa">Ristić, 1992</xref>), but changes in its habitat in order to increase the yield of agricultural crops and chemical protection have very negative effect on partridge number. In order to study each type of game, it is necessary to know the basic elements of the population: density, growth, birth rate, mortality, migration movements and gender and age structure. Migration has no effect on changes in the partridge populations. Period of assessment 2010-2013: Serbia: 20,000-28,000 breeding pairs (bp), Vojvodina: 900-1,000 bp. Long-term population trend 1980-2003: MD (mean decrease in number), short-term population trend 2000-2013: MD (mean decrease in number). The number generally decreases, especially in Vojvodina, where it is endangered by intensive agriculture and the application of harmful biocides. It is necessary to improve the monitoring and develop the national action plan.</p></abstract>

Decrease of grey partridge population is a global process that has been catastrophic in recent decades. In England, the number of this species declined by 80% in the period from the beginning of the fifties to the mid-eighties of the last century (Potts, 1986). In the Czech Republic from 1965 to the end of the eighties by as much as 95% (Štasny et al. 1997), and the situation is similar in Poland (Panek, 2005). The status of grey partridge in Serbia follows the same pattern as mentioned, with drastic decline (Ristić and Puzović, 2015). The reasons for such trend are numerous, directly conditioned and are often difficult to eliminate. It has been found that culling has no significant effect on the population (Ristić, 1992), but changes in its habitat in order to increase the yield of agricultural crops and chemical protection have very negative effect on partridge number. In order to study each type of game, it is necessary to know the basic elements of the population: density, growth, birth rate, mortality, migration movements and gender and age structure. Migration has no effect on changes in the partridge populations. Period of assessment 2010-2013: Serbia: 20,000-28,000 breeding pairs (bp), Vojvodina: 900-1,000 bp. Long-term population trend 1980-2003: MD (mean decrease in number), short-term population trend 2000-2013: MD (mean decrease in number). The number generally decreases, especially in Vojvodina, where it is endangered by intensive agriculture and the application of harmful biocides. It is necessary to improve the monitoring and develop the national action plan.

Decline and Current Status of the Grey Partridge (<italic>Perdix perdix</italic> L.) Population in Serbia <italic>-</italic> A Review

Department for Geography, Tourism, and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences

Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province

Scientific institute for reproduction and artificial insemination of domestic animals “Temerin”

Contemporary Agriculture

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Decline and Current Status of the Grey Partridge ( L.) Population in Serbia  A Review

Decrease of grey partridge population is a global process that has been catastrophic in recent decades. In England, the number of this species declined by 80%...

Decline and Current Status of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix L.) Population in Serbia - A Review

Data publikacji: 06 sie 2018

Zakres stron: 171 - 176

Otrzymano: 28 gru 2017

Przyjęty: 11 maj 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2018-0024

Słowa kluczowe
gray partridge, population, protection, Serbia

© 2018 Zoran Ristić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Decline and Current Status of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix L.) Population in Serbia - A Review

Data publikacji: 06 sie 2018

Zakres stron: 171 - 176

Otrzymano: 28 gru 2017

Przyjęty: 11 maj 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2018-0024

Słowa kluczowegray partridge, population, protection, Serbia

© 2018 Zoran Ristić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
gray partridge, population, protection, Serbia