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JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY
卷 83, 期 3, 页码 217-246出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2012.00372.x
关键词
Argentina; Brazil; Brazilian Upland grasslands; Campos; Humid Chaco grasslands; Pampas; Paraguay; Rio de la Plata grasslands; Uruguay
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资金
- Rufford Small Grants Foundation
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- Neotropical Grassland Conservancy
- Instituto de Conservacion Neotropical
- CONICET, Universidad Nacional Mar del Plata, Beca Conservar la Argentina (Aves Argentinas)
- Universidade Catolica de Pelotas
- SAVE Brasil
- CAPES
- Fundacao Grupo Boticario de Protecao a Natureza
- Neotropical Grasssland Conservancy
- CNPq
- Igre- Associacao Socio Ambientalista
- PUCRS
- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Alparamis S.A.
- Conservation Land Trust
- Aves Argentinas
The grasslands of southeastern South America (SESA), comprising one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems in the Neotropics, have been negatively impacted by the development of the livestock industry, arable agriculture, and forestry. SESA grasslands have a rich avifauna that includes 22 globally threatened and near-threatened species, and many other species have suffered local population extinctions and range reductions. In addition to habitat loss and fragmentation, grassland birds in SESA are threatened by improper use of agrochemicals, unfavorable fire management regimes, pollution, and illegal capture and hunting. Studies to date have provided information about the distribution of grassland birds, the threats populations face, and the habitat requirements of some threatened species, but more information is needed concerning dispersal and migration patterns, genetics, and factors that influence habitat use and species survival in both natural and agricultural landscapes. There are few public protected areas in the region (1% of original grasslands), and many populations of threatened grassland birds are found on private lands. Therefore, efforts to preserve grassland habitat must reconcile the interests of land owners and conservationists. Current conservation efforts include establishment of public and private reserves, promotion of agricultural activities that reconcile production with biodiversity conservation, development of multilateral conservation projects across countries, and elaboration of action plans. Measures that result in significant losses to private land owners should include economic compensation, and use of economic incentives to promote agriculture and forestry in native grassland areas should be discouraged, especially in priority areas for grassland birds. Although more studies are needed, some actions, particularly habitat protection and improved management of public and private lands, should be taken immediately to improve the conservation status of grassland birds in SESA.
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