# Accelerated farmland bird population declines in European countries after their recent EU accession

*PRI Rank #19 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Avian ecology and behavior Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #19 |
| 18m citations | 17 |
| Journal | The Science of The Total Environment |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174281 |
| Corresponding authors | Jiří Reif |
| Institution | Charles University, Czech Republic |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Avian ecology and behavior Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/avian-ecology-and-behavior/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174281](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174281)

## Topics

Farmland birds · EU accession · Population decline · European countries · post-accession period · Common Agricultural Policy · Agricultural intensification · farmland biodiversity · temporal trends · policy impact assessment · Central and Eastern Europe · agri-environment schemes · Land-use change · Biodiversity indicators

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