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. 2017 Mar 25;32(5):989–1003. doi: 10.1007/s10980-017-0504-0

Table 2.

Broad habitat type (based on Land Cover Map [LCM] 2007), mean natal dispersal distance and minimum habitat requirement for each species

Species Common name Dispersal (km) LCM class Min. area (ha)
Turdus merula (L.) Blackbird 3.300 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 0.02
Prunella modularis (L.) Dunnock 2.100 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 0.02
Carduelis chloris (L.) Greenfinch 4.200 1, 2, 3 0.25
Emberiza calandra (L.) Corn bunting 4.000 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 2.50
Passer montanus (L.) Tree sparrow 8.000 1, 2, 3 0.12
Emberiza citrinella (L.) Yellowhammer 8.400 3, 5, 10, 11 0.03
Garrulus glandarius (L.) Jay 3.500 1, 2 0.32
Poecile palustris (L.) Marsh tit 0.885 1 2.10
Rana temporaria (L.) Common frog 1.000 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16 0.02
Bufo bufo (L.) Common toad 0.700 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16 0.02

LCM classes: 1—Broadleaved woodland, 2—Coniferous woodland, 3—Arable and horticulture, 4—Improved grassland, 5—Rough grassland, 6—Neutral grassland, 8—Acid grassland, 9—Fen, marsh and swamp, 10—Heather, 11—Heather grassland, 16—Freshwater. Number of LCM classes approximates generalism