Waterbirds and their Habitat Utilization of Artificial Wetlands at Dianchi Lake: Implication for Waterbird Conservation in Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau Lakes

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• 作者：Rongxing Wang ; Fei Wu ; Yunyan Chang ; Xiaojun Yang
• 关键词：Artificial wetlands ; Dianchi Lake ; Habitat utilization ; Waterbird composition ; Yunnan–Guizhou plateau
• 刊名：Wetlands
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：36
• 期：6
• 页码：1087-1095
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• 刊物主题：Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Environmental Management; Ecology; Hydrogeology; Coastal Sciences; Landscape Ecology;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1943-6246
• 卷排序：36

文摘

The effects of coastal artificial wetlands on waterbirds have been studied more extensively in China, but the annual composition of waterbirds and their utilization of constructed wetlands in Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau lakes are poorly understood. We conducted 36 waterbird surveys over a year at Dianchi Lake, and found that it supports diverse habitats for breeders (16 species), migrants (27 species) and winter visitors (29 species). Among artificial wetland types, we found that mixed vegetation, low emerging plant and mudflat wetlands supported higher species richness and density than the other wetland types. Our findings had the following implications: management of Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau lakes should take the requirements of different waterbirds into consideration; and maintenance of low emerging plants and mixed vegetation, as well as mudflats, is crucial to accommodate the diverse habitat requirements of waterbirds.