Peer-reviewed articles
40 - Revilla-Martin, N., Tarjuelo, R., Sanz-Pérez, A., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota,G., Santhosh, V. & Giralt, D. (2025) Mechanical management decreases arthropod biomass by changing vegetation structure in fallow fields of high conservation value. Journal of Applied Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14869
39 - Cabodevilla, X., Ortiz-Santaliestra, M., Fernández-Tizón, M., Zurdo, J., Madeira, M., Giralt, D., Sardà-Palomera, F., Fernández-Benéitez, M. & Mougeot, F. (2024) Dietary DNA metabarcoding reveals a trophic niche partitioning among sympatric Iberian sandgrouses and bustards. Science of The Total Environment 933: 172989.
38 - Gómez‐Catasús, J., Morales, M., Giralt, D., González del Portillo, D., Manzano‐Rubio, R., Solé‐Bujalance, L., Sardà‐Palomera, F., Traba, J., & Bota, G. (2024) Solar photovoltaic energy development and biodiversity conservation: Current knowledge and research gaps. Conservation letters e13025.
37 - Sánchez-García, C., Powolny, T., Lormée, H., Dias, S., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G. & Arroyo, B. (2024) Habitat management carried out by hunters in the European Turtle dove western flyway: opportunities and pitfalls for linking with sustainable hunting . Journal for Nature Conservation, 126561.
36 - Revilla-Martín, N., Giralt, D., Sanz-Pérez, A., Bota, G., & Sardà-Palomera, F. (2023) Disentangling the effects of management, field characteristics of fallows, and surrounding landscape to promote steppe bird conservation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 357, 108657.
35 - Arroyo, B., Moreno-Zarate, L., Fernández-Tizón, M., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G. & Mougeot, F. (2023) Temporal Patterns of Cooing Activity of the European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur: Optimising Monitoring Schemes Based on Abundance Indices. Ardeola 70 (2), 151-168
34 - Moreno-Zarate, L., Arroyo, B., Sardà-Palomera, F., Rocha, G., Bota, G. & Peach, W.J. (2023). Age ratio, crippling losses and factors affecting daily hunting bags of European Turtle-dove in Spain: Implications for sustainable harvest management of a declining migratory species. Science of the Total Environment 868, 161192
33 - Sanz-Pérez, A., Tarjuelo, R., Giralt, D., Sardà-Palomera, F., Mougeot, F...(2022). High-resolution tracking data highlight the importance of fallow land during a seasonal habitat bottleneck for a steppe-land specialist. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 340, 108162
32 - Morales, M.B., Díaz, M., Giralt, G., Sardà-Palomera, F., Traba, J., Mougeot,F. ...(2022) Protect European green agricultural policies for future food security. Communications Earth & Environment 3 (1), 1-3
31 - Bota, G., Traba, J., Sardà-Palomera, F., Giralt, D. & Pérez-Granados, C. (2022) Passive acoustic monitoring for estimating human-wildlife conflicts: The case of bee-eaters and apiculture. Ecological Indicators 142, 109158
30 - Arizaga, J., Brongo, M., Romero, L., Cuadrado, J.F., Giralt, D., Sardà-Palomera, F., Sales, S. & Bota, G. (2021) The role of mountain ranges in shaping population-associated routes of migration: A case study of European Goldfinches in the Pyrenees. Ardea 109(3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v109i3.a1
29 - Sanz-Pérez, A., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G., Sollmann, R., Pou, N. & Giralt, D. (2021) The potential of fallow management to promote steppe bird conservation within the next EU Common Agricultural Policy reform. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13902
28 - Bota, G., Traba, J., Sardà-Palomera, F., Giralt, D. & Pérez-Granados, C. (2020) Acoustic monitoring of diurnally migrating European Bee-eaters agrees with data derived from citizen science. Ardea 108. doi:10.5253/arde.v108i2.a3
27 - Sanz-Pérez, A., Sollmann, R., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G. &Giralt, D. (2020) The role of detectability on bird population trend estimates in an open farmland landscape. Biodiversity and Conservation. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-01948-0
26 - Titeux, N., Aizpurua, O., Hollander, F., Sardà-Palomera, F., Hermoso, V., Paquet, J-Y., Mestdagh, X., Settele, J., Brotons, L., Van Dyck, H. (2019) Ecological traps and species distribution models: a challenge for prioritizing areas of conservation importance. Ecography.
25 - Sanz-Pérez, A., Giralt, D., Robleño, I., Bota, G., Milleret, C., Mañosa, S. & Sardà-Palomera, F. (2019) Fallow management increases habitat suitability for endangered steppe bird species through changes in vegetation structure. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13450
24 - Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G., Sardà, F. & Brotons, L. (2018) Reply to “a comment on the limitations of UAVs in wildlife research – the example of colonial nesting waterbirds". Journal of Avian Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01902
23 - Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D., Garcia-Galea, E., Sardà-Palomera, F., Jiménez-Blasco, I. & Puigcerver, M. (2018) Comment on: “Synchronizing biological cycles as key to survival under a scenario of global change: The Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) strategy” by Nadal, J., Ponz, C., Margalida, A. Science of the Total Environment 635: 1556-1557
22- Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G., Padilla, N., Brotons, L. & Sardà, F. (2017) Unmanned aircraft systems to unravel spatial and temporal factors affecting dynamics of colony formation and nesting success in birds. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 1273 - 1280
21- Aizpurua. O., Cantú-Salazar, L. ,San Martin, G., Sardà-Palomera, F., Gargallo, G., Herrando, S., Brotons, L. & Titeux, N. (2017) Evaluating the reliability of species distribution models with an indirect measure of bird reproductive performance. Journal of Avian Biology 48. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01218
20- Sanchez-Donoso, I., Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D., Quintanilla, I., Jiménez-Blasco, I., Sardà-Palomera, F., Nadal, J., Puigcerver, M. & Vilà, C. (2015) Influence of game restocking on the migratory behavior of the common quail (Coturnix coturnix). Evolutionary Ecology Research 16:493 - 504.
19- Herrando, S., Anton, M., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G., Gregory, R.D, & Brotons, L. (2014). Indicators of the impact of land use changes using large-scale bird surveys: land abandonment in a Mediterranean region. Ecological Indicators 45: 235 - 244.
18- Puigcerver, M., Sànchez-Donoso, I., Vilà, C., Sardà-Palomera, F., Garcia-Galea, E. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2014) Decreased fitness of restocked hybrid quails prevents fast admixture with wild European quails. Biological Conservation 171: 74 - 81.
17- Cardador, L., Sardà-Palomera, F., Carrete, M. & Mañosa, S. (2013) Incorporating spatial constraints in different periods of the annual cycle improves species distribution model performance for a highly mobile bird species. Diversity and distributions 20: 515 - 528.
16- Moreno, R., Jover, L., Diez, C., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Sanpera, C. (2013) Ten Years after the PrestigeOil Spill: Seabird Trophic Ecology as Indicator of Long-Term Effects on the Coastal Marine Ecosystem. PLoS ONE 8(10): e77360. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077360.
15- Puigcerver, M., Sanchez-Donoso, I., Vilà, C., Sardà-Palomera, F., Morales-Rodríguez, P.A., Caballero de la Calle, J.R. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2013) Hybridization between the common quail (Coturnix coturnix) and farm-reared quails: state of the art of a conservation problem. Ecosistemas 22: 48 - 53.
14- Sardà-Palomera, F., Brotons, L., Villero, D., Sierdsema, H., Newson, S. E. & Jiguet, F. (2012) Mapping from heterogeneous biodiversity data sources. Biodiversity and conservation 21: 2927 - 2948.
13- Sardà-Palomera, F., Puigcerver, M., Brotons, L. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2012) Modelling seasonal changes in the distribution of Common quail Coturnix coturnix in farmland landscapes using remote sensing. Ibis 154: 703 - 713.
12- Puigcerver, M., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2012) Determining population trends and conservation status of the Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) in Western Europe. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 35.2: 343 - 352.
11- Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Puigcerver, M. (2012) Post-breeding movements and migration patterns of western populations of Common quail (Coturnix coturnix): from knowledge to hunting management. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 35.2: 333 - 342.
10- Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G., Viñolo, C., Pallares, O., Sazatornil, V., Brotons, L., Gomàriz, S. & Sardà, F. (2011) Fine scale bird monitoring from light Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Ibis 154: 177 - 183. Highlighted in WIRED, The Why Files and SINC.
9- Sardà-Palomera, F. & Vieites, D. (2011) Modelling species' climatic distributions under habitat constraints: a case study with Coturnix coturnix. Annales Zoologici Fennici 48: 147 - 160.
8- Sardà-Palomera, F. Puigcerver, M., Vinyoles, D. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2011) Exploring male and female preferences, male body condition and pair bonds in the evolution of sexual male agregations: the case of the common quail (Coturnix coturnix). Canadian Journal of Zoology 89: 325 - 333.
7- Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D., Sardà-Palomera, F., Alves, I., Bay, Y., Beça, A., Blanchy, B., Borgogne, B., Bourgeon, B., Colaço, P., Gleize, J., Guerreiro, A., Maghnouj, M., Rieutort, C., Roux, D. & Puigcerver, M. (2010) Monitoring and management of common quail Coturnix coturnix populations in their Atlantic distribution area. Ardeola 57 (Special): 135 - 144.
6- Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D., Sardà-Palomera, F., Nadal, J., Ferrer, X., Ponz, C. & Puigcerver, M. (2009) The effects of mowing and agricultural landscape management on population movements of the common quail. Journal of Biogeography 36: 1891-1898.
5- Rodrigo, A., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bosch, J. & Retana, X. (2008). Changes of dominant ground beetles in black pine forests with fire severity and successional age. Ecoscience 15(4): 442-452.
4- Vinyoles, D., Robalo, J.I., de Sostoa, A., Almodóvar, A., Elvira, E., Nicola, G. G., Fernández-Delgado, C., Santos, C. S., Doadrio, I., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Almada, V. C. (2007) Spread of the alien bleak Alburnus alburnus (L., 1758) (Actinopterygii, cyprinidae) in the Iberian Peninsula: the role of reservoirs. Graellsia 63(1): 101 - 110.
3- Thomson, R. L., Forsman, J. T., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Mönkkönen, M. (2006) Fear factor: prey habitat selection and its consequences in a predation risk landscape. Ecography 29: 507-514.
2- Sardà, F., Bahamón, N., Molí, B. & Sardà-Palomera, F. (2006) The use of a square mesh codend and sorting grids to reduce catches of young fish and improve sustainability in a multispecies bottom trawl fishery in the Mediterranean. Scientia Marina 70 (3): 347-353
1- Sardà, F., Bahamon, N., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Molí, B. (2005) Commercial application of a sort grid to reduce juvenile hake (Merluccius merluccius, L.) catches in the western Mediterranean demersal trawl fishery. Aquatic Living Resources 18: 87 - 91
Books and Book chapters
- Giralt, D., Estrada, J., Sardà-Palomera, F., Mañosa, S., Robleño Moreno, I., Morales, M. B., Traba, J. & Bota, G. (2022). Manual de gestió de guarets per a la conservació d'ocells estèpics. Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya.
- Puigcerver, M., Sardà-Palomera, F., Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J. D. (2022). Codorniz Común – Coturnix coturnix. En: Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. López, P., Martín, J., Casas, F. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. http://www.vertebradosibericos.org/aves/cotcot.html
- Sardà-Palomera, F., Puigcerver, M. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. Guatlla Coturnix coturnix. In Franch, M., Herrando, S., Anton, M., Villero, D. & Brotons, L. (2021) Atles dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya: Distribució i abundància 2015–2018 i canvi des de 1980. Institut Català d’Ornitologia / Cossetània Edicions. Barcelona.
- Sardà-Palomera, F., Navarro-Bernabé, J. & Giralt, D. Gaig blau Coracias garrulus. In Franch, M., Herrando, S., Anton, M., Villero, D. & Brotons, L. (2021) Atles dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya: Distribució i abundància 2015–2018 i canvi des de 1980. Institut Català d’Ornitologia / Cossetània Edicions. Barcelona.
- Carboneras, C., Bota, G., Sardà-Palomera, F., Santisteban, C. & Arroyo, B. Tórtora de bosc Streptotelia turtur. In Franch, M., Herrando, S., Anton, M., Villero, D. & Brotons, L. (2021) Atles dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya: Distribució i abundància 2015–2018 i canvi des de 1980. Institut Català d’Ornitologia / Cossetània Edicions. Barcelona.
- Sardà-Palomera, F. (2020). Red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica). In: European Breeding Bird Atlas 2: Distribution, Abundance and Change. European Bird Census Council & Lynx Editions, Barcelona.
- Bota, G., Anton, M.; Blanco, J.M.; Giralt, D.; Mañosa, S.; Estrada, J.; Sardà – Palomera, F.; Ubach, A.; Stefanescu, C.; Ordóñez, J.L.; Sainz de la Maza, P; Pont, S.; (2020) Ambients agrícoles i prats. In: Brotons, et al. (2020) Estat de la Natura a Catalunya 2020. Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat. Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona.
- Giralt, D., Robleño, I., Estrada, J., Mañosa, S., Morales, M.B., Sardà-Palomera, F., Traba, J. y Bota, g. (2018) Manual de gestión de barbechos para la conservación de aves esteparias. Fundación Biodiversidad - Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya.
- Sardà-Palomera, F., Puigcerver, M., Sánchez-Donoso, I., Ferreres, J.A. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2011) Guatlla Coturnix coturnix. In: Herrando, S., Brotons, L., Estrada, J., Guallar, S., & Anton, M. (eds.), Atlas dels ocells de Catalunya a l’hivern 2006 – 2009. ICO/Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- Sazatornil, V. & Sardà-Palomera, F. (2011) Faisà Phasianus colchicus. In: Herrando, S., Brotons, L., Estrada, J., Guallar, S., & Anton, M. (eds.), Atlas dels ocells de Catalunya a l’hivern 2006 – 2009. ICO/Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- Sardà-Palomera, F., Puigcerver, M & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2010) “Els moviments de la guatlla com a resposta adaptativa als canvis agrícoles”, pàg. 369-370. In: Several authors, Fauna i flora. Suplement de la Història Natural dels Països Catalans. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana. 456 pages.
Popular Science Publications
- Sardà-Palomera, F. & Bota, G. (2020) La tórtora euroasiàtica. Revista ZOO BCN 2-2020: 34-35.
- Herrando, S., Carboneras, C., Bota, G., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Anton, M. (2017) La tórtora. Report núm. 15 del Programa SOCC (ICO): 14-15.
- Sardà-Palomera, F. (2017) Article review: Assessing impacts of land abandonment on Mediterranenan biodiversity using indicators based on bird and butterfly monitoring data Environmental Conservation 43 (1): 69-78. L'Abellerol 53: 26.
- Sardà-Palomera, F. (2013) Book review: Els espais urbans. Manual de gestió d'hàbitats per a la fauna vertebrada, per Camprodon, J., Guixé, D. & Soler-Zurita, J. 2012. Diputació de Barcelona, Ed. l'Abellerol 47: 14-15.
- Puigcerver, M., Jiménez, I., Ferreres, J.A., Sánchez-Donoso, I., Sardà-Palomera, F., Mercado, Y.S., García-Galea, E. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2013) Codornices: revisión histórica, condición actual de su estado de conservación y tendencias poblacionales. Trofeo: caza y conservación 518:61-66.
- Sardà-Palomera, F., Sazatornil, V., Quilis, M. & Sardà, F. (2009) Uso con éxito del aeromodelismo para el seguimiento de la fauna. Quercus 286: 10 - 11.
- Puigcerver, M., Sardà-Palomera, F., Sánchez-Donoso, I. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2008) La codorniz común (Coturnix coturnix): una especie nada común. Accazadores 12: 40 – 44.
- Puigcerver, M., Sardà-Palomera, F., Sánchez-Donoso, I. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2007) La pasada temporada no fue de las peores. Trofeo: Caza & Conservación 448: 54 - 60.
- Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D., Sardà-Palomera, F., Sánchez-Donoso, I. & Puigcerver, M. (2007) Codornices híbridas. Trofeo: Caza & Conservación 447: 58 - 59.
- Puigcerver, M., Sardà-Palomera, F. & Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. (2006). Estudio de la codorniz en 2005: Pronóstico correcto. Trofeo: caza y conservación 436:58-65.
- Puigcerver, M., Gallego, S., Rodríguez-Teijeiro, J.D. & Sardà-Palomera, F. (2005). La codorniz volvió a brillar en 2004. Trofeo: caza y conservación 424:62-69.