Landscape context outweighs field-scale features in structuring bird communities in West African smallholder rice agroecosystems

Lopes, Paula; Lacerda, Inês; Chaves, Patrícia; de Lima, Ricardo F.; Camará, Mutaro; Lecoq, Miguel; Palmeirim, Jorge M.; Rainho, Ana

doi:10.5194/we-26-103-2026

Articles | Volume 26, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/we-26-103-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/we-26-103-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 26, issue 2

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08 Jul 2026

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| 08 Jul 2026

Landscape context outweighs field-scale features in structuring bird communities in West African smallholder rice agroecosystems

Paula Lopes, Inês Lacerda, Patrícia Chaves, Ricardo F. de Lima, Mutaro Camará, Miguel Lecoq, Jorge M. Palmeirim, and Ana Rainho

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/we-26-103-2026-supplement

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Data and code for: Landscape context outweighs field-scale features in structuring bird communities in West African smallholder rice agroecosystems Paula Lopes et al. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TRFNQ

Model code and software

Data and code for: Landscape context outweighs field-scale features in structuring bird communities in West African smallholder rice agroecosystems Paula Lopes et al. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TRFNQ

Short summary

Bird richness in rain-fed rice fields of Guinea-Bissau was influenced by field management and landscape structure. Tree cover and field width enhanced richness, but landscape composition and edge complexity had stronger effects. The findings highlight the importance of landscape-level planning alongside local habitat measures to support biodiversity and potentially ecosystem services in smallholder rice systems.