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Titre :	Relationship between nesting of the Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus and agro-environment practices in coastal lowland Picardie (Northwestern France). (2018)
Auteurs :	L Person, Auteur ; M Franquin, Auteur ; Patrick Triplet, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Alauda (86(1) janvier 1, 2018)
Article en page(s) :	1-8
Résumé :	In order to measure the influence of agro-environment practices on the Northern Lapwing nesting in coastal lowland Picardie, we carried out a survey of the assessed and confirmed breeding pairs as well as an analysis of the landowners management and their agronomic practices to assess the role of these parameters on the numbers of Northern Lapwing breeding pairs. These numbers showed a relative stability during the 2010 decade allowing a comparison with the data from 1994. The analysis of the breeding pair distribution showed a concentration of presumed breeding pairs on the most suitable sites. The agro-environment practices on the meadows belonging to the Conservatoire de I'Espace Littoral are really favourable for the nesting of this species. The best management process seems to be the grazing pressure (particularly in spring) and the limited use or absence of fertilizer.

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