The importance of agricultural lands for Himalayan birds in winter

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• primary forest 100%
• bird 65%
• agricultural land 62%
• bird species 54%
• winter 47%
• pasture 37%
• agriculture 34%
• species richness 25%
• subsistence agriculture 14%
• land use 12%
• agricultural intensification 12%
• breeding bird 12%
• forest reserve 12%
• biodiversity loss 11%
• deforestation 9%
• land use change 8%
• harbor 8%
• grazing 8%
• transect 8%
• biodiversity 7%
• land 5%
• loss 5%

Agriculture & Biology

• primary forests 89%
• agricultural land 76%
• winter 51%
• birds 47%
• agriculture 32%
• pastures 27%
• species richness 22%
• species abundance 17%
• land use 16%
• biodiversity 14%
• land values 12%
• subsistence farming 12%
• forest reserves 10%
• land use change 10%
• deforestation 10%
• grazing 7%
• breeding 5%