Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIII, Issue 2
Written by Stilyana YANEVA, Tatyana BILEVA, Gradimir GRADEV
Agriculture is one of the most important areas of human activity and therefore has a crucial impact on the environment and the landscape. Its main objective is primarily produce high-quality raw materials for the food industry and animal husbandry. At the same time, agriculture is one of the main contributors to the loss of biodiversity worldwide. In recent decades, agricultural intensification has led to a serious decline in biodiversity including Farmland Birds. In order to analyze the impact of agricultural practices on the species composition of birds a study of two types of agricultural farming systems- organic farming and conventional was conducted. Birds were studied in four types of crops - rose, lavender, apple and pea on the territory of nine different villages in South Bulgaria. 48 bird species from nine orders have been identified. Direct impact of agricultural practices on the species composition of birds was not established.
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