Publications of Riho Marja

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2024

• Tilgar, V., Elts, J., Tatte, K., Marja, R. 2024. Linking farming practices and landscape elements to nest predation of an iconic farmland wader. - Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 373: 109095. pdf

• Bocher, P., Donnez, M., Chenu, A., Sviridova, T., Fort, J., Garthe, S., Jiguet, F., Piha, M., Elts, J., Marja, R., Amélieau, F., Robin, F., Rousseau, P., Schwemmer, P. 2024. Home ranges and hatching success of threatened Eurasian Curlew in north-eastern Europe relates to habitat type: Natural vs. agricultural landscapes. - Global Ecology and Conservation 50: e02851. pdf

• Marja, R., Albrecht, M., Herzog, F., Öckinger, E., Segre, H., Kleijn, D. & Batáry, P. 2024. Quantifying potential trade-offs and win-wins between arthropod diversity and yield on cropland under agri-environment schemes – A meta-analysis. - Journal of Environmental Management 353: 120277. pdf

2023

• Batáry, P., Marja, R., Gaigher, R., Grass, I. & Báldi, A. 2023. What did we learn from meta-analyses about farmland arthropod conservation? In Dormann, C. F., Batáry, P., Grass, I., Klein, A.-M., Loos, J., Scherber, C., Steffan-Dewenter, I., & Wanger, T. C. [Eds.] Defining Agroecology – A Festschrift for Teja Tscharntke. Tredition, Hamburg, Germany, pages 27–45. pdf

• Donnez, M., Schwemmer, P., Fort, J., Garthe, S., Boschert, M., Düttmann, H., Elts, J., Fartmann, T., Fiedler, W., Franks, S., Jiguet, F., ... Marja, R., ... & Bocher, P. 2023. Small space but high diversity: spatial and temporal habitat use by endangered eurasian curlew at wintering sites throughout Europe. - Wetlands 43: 80. pdf

• Schwemmer, P., Pederson, R., Haecker, K., Bocher, P., Fort, J., Mercker, M., Jiguet, F., Elts, J., Marja, R., Piha, M., Rousseau, P. & Garthe, S. 2023. Assessing potential conflicts between offshore wind farms and migration patterns of a threatened shorebird species. - Animal Conservation 26: 303-316. pdf

• Schwemmer, P., Mercker, M., Haecker, K., Kruckenberg, H., Kampfer, S., Bocher, P., Fort, J., Jiguet, F., Franks, S., Elts, J., Marja, R., Piha, M., Rousseau, P., Pederson, R., Düttmann, H., Fartmann, T. & Garthe, S. 2023. Behavioral responses to offshore windfarms during migration of a declining shorebird species revealed by GPS-telemetry. - Journal of Environmental Management 342: 118131. pdf

• Prangel, E., Kasari-Toussaint, L., Neuenkapm, L., Noreika, N., Karise, R., Marja, R., Ingerpuu, N., Kupper, T., Keerberg, L., Oja, E., Meriste, M., Tiitsaar, N. Ivask, M. & Helm, A. 2023. Afforestation and abandonment of semi-natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services and functions. - Journal of Applied Ecology 60: 825-836. pdf

2022

• Pederson, R., Bocher, P., Garthe, S., Fort, J., Mercker, M., Auernhammer, V., Boschert, M., Delaporte, P., Elts, J., Fiedler, W., Korniluk, M., Krupinski, D., Marja, R., Rousseau, P., Theiss, L., & Schwemmer, P. 2022. Bird migration in space and time: chain migration by Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata arquata along the East Atlantic Flyway. - Journal of Avian Biology 2022: e02924. pdf

• Gallé, R., Korányi, D., Tölgyesi, Cs., Lakatos, T., Marcolin, F., Török, E., Révész, K., Szabó, Á.R., Torma, A., Gallé-Szpisjak, N., Marja, R., Szitár, K., Deák, B. & Batáry, P. 2022. Landscape-scale connetctivity and fragment size determine species composition of grassland fragments. - Basic and Applied Ecology 65: 39-49. pdf

• Marja, R., Tscharntke, T., Batáry, P.  2022. Increasing landscape complexity enhances species richness of farmland arthropods, agri-environment schemes also abundance – A meta-analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 326: 107822. pdf corrigendum

2021

• Marja, R., Klein, A-M., Viik, E. & Batáry, P. 2021. Environmentally-friendly and organic management practices enable complementary diversification of plant–bumblebee food webs. - Basic and Applied Ecology 53: 164–174. pdf

2019

• Jiguet, F., …, Marja, R. (42 Authors) 2019. Desert crossing strategies of migrant songbirds vary between and within species. - Scientific Reports 9: (20248). pdf

• Marja, R., Kleijn, D., Tscharntke, T., Klein, A.-M., Frank, T. & Batáry, P. 2019. Effectiveness of agri-environmental management on pollinators is moderated more by ecological contrast than by landscape structure or land-use intensity. - Ecology Letters 22: 1493–1500. abstract

• Jiguet, F., …, Marja, R. (31 Authors). 2019. Unravelling migration connectivity reveals unsustainable hunting of the declining ortolan bunting. - Science Advances 5: (5).10.1126/sciadv.aau2642. pdf

2018

• Moussy, C., Arlettaz, R., Copete, J.L., Dale, S., Dombrovski, V., Elts, J., Lorrillière, R., Marja, R., Pasquet, E., Piha, M., Rakovic, M., Seimola, T., Selstam, G. & Jiguet, F. 2018. The genetic structure of the European breeding populations of a declining farmland bird, the ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana), reveals conservation priorities. - Conservation Genetics 19: 909−922. pdf

• Marja, R., Viik, E., Mänd, M., Phillips, J., Klein, A.M. & Batáry, P. 2018. Crop rotation and agri-environment schemes determine bumblebee communities via flower resources. - Journal of Applied Ecology 55: 1714–1724. abstract

• Herzon, I., Marja, R., Le Viol, I., Menshikova, S. & Kondratyev, A. 2018. Applying trait-based community metrics of relevance to conservation for understanding community patterns of farmland birds in Northwest Russia - Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 259: 53–60. pdf

2015

• Sutcliffe, L., …, Marja, R. (43 Authors) 2015. Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland. - Diversity and Distributions 21: 722–730. pdf

2014

• Marja, R., Herzon, I., Viik, E., Elts, J., Mänd, M., Tscharntke, T. & Batáry, P. 2014. Environmentally friendly farming as an intermediate strategy between organic and conventional agriculture to support biodiversity. - Biological Conservation 178: 146–154. abstract

• Herzon, I., Marja, R., Menshikova, S. & Kondratyev, A. 2014. Farmland bird communities in an agricultural landscape in Northwest Russia: seasonal and spatial patterns. - Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 183: 78–85. abstract

2013

• Marja, R., Herzon, I., Rintala, J.N., Tiainen, J. & Seimola, T. 2013. Drainage type in agriculture modifies habitat value of fields for farmland birds. - Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 165: 184–189. abstract

• Marja, R., Uuemaa, E., Mander, Ü., Elts, J. & Truu, J. 2013. Landscape pattern and census area as determinants of the diversity of farmland avifauna in Estonia. - Regional Environmental Change 13: 1013–1020. pdf

• Uuemaa, E., Mander, Ü. & Marja, R. 2013. Trends in the use of landscape spatial metrics as landscape indicators: a review. - Ecological Indicators 28: 100–106. abstract

2012

• Marja, R. & Herzon, I. 2012. The importance of drainage ditches for farmland birds in agricultural landscapes in the Baltic countries: does field type matter? - Ornis Fennica 89: 170–181. pdf

2009

• Uuemaa, E., Antrop, M., Roosaare, J., Marja, R. & Mander, Ü. 2009. Landscape Metrics and Indices: An Overview of Their Use in Landscape Research. - Living Reviews in Landscape Research 3: 1–28. pdf