This book helps to establish a simple framework to identify and use bird species as a
bioindicator for high nature value (HNV) farmlands. This book focuses on suitable methods for
monitoring the HNV areas and presents the results of several case studies. The chapters put
forward ways to integrate ecosystems assessment geographical information systems (GIS) and
strategies for conservation of local biodiversity. An innovative framework focuses on the use
of species distribution models (SDMs) in order to explore the importance of each characteristic
of HNV farmlands. Furthermore the book examines the relationships among bird species richness
land use diversity and landscape metrics at a local scale in the farmlands.
