02499naa a2200337 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400380006010000150009824501320011326000090024550001980025452013240045265300160177665300190179265300270181165300160183865300140185465300150186865300200188370000130190370000170191670000180193370000160195170000160196770000160198370000190199970000180201870000130203677301120204910623602021-09-01       2021    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1016/j.cropro.2021.1057362DOI1 aSAUSSE, C.  aContemporary challenges and opportunities for the management of bird damage at field crop establishment.h[electronic resource]  c2021  aArticle history: Received 31 January 2021; Received in revised form 4 June 2021; Accepted 5 June 2021, Available online 10 June 2021. Correspondence author: c.sausse@terresinovia.fr (C. Sausse)  aBird damage, from sowing to crop establishment, is an important issue for farmers in many parts of the world. However, reliable and cost-effective solutions remain elusive because management tools and research on the subject are limited. The spatial variability of damage across landscapes and the adaptative behaviour of birds create further challenges. Additionally, the issue must be tackled at the landscape scale and involve a variety of stakeholders with conflicting interests and objectives. We summarize some of the challenges and opportunities identified to face these difficulties and address four major research directions for operational solutions including 1) crop damage assessment, 2) methods and tools development at the landscape scale, 3) coordination of stakeholders, and 4) pest bird ecology in agroecosystems. More fundamentally, we address the question of large- scale ecological dynamics that can explain changing damage patterns such as the recent observations of increased damage in Europe. Despite the impact to the agricultural sector, research effort to understand vertebrate pest damage is still modest. We advocate for the creation of networks to share knowledge and feedback and engages multiple stakeholders, including ecological and agricultural researchers, farmers, and policy makers.  aBIRD DAMAGE  aCROP EMERGENCE  aECOSYSTEMS DISSERVICES  aFIELD CROPS  aLANDSCAPE  aPEST BIRDS  aRESEARCH AGENDA1 aBAUX, A.1 aBERTRAND, M.1 aCANAVELLI, S.1 aDESTREZ, A.1 aKLUG, P. E.1 aOLIVERA, L.1 aRODRÍGUEZ, E.1 aTELLECHEA, G.1 aZUIL, S.  tCrop Protection, 2021, Volume 148, Article number 105736. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105736