supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.31472020,31172117);the Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Anhui University (YQH100287)
Background: Wetland loss and degradation result in a reduction in the availability and quality of food for wintering waterbirds. Birds normally modify their foraging behavior to adapt to variations in food availabilit...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.31172117 and 31472020);the Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Anhui University(YQ 01001770)
Background:The ideal habitat use of waterbirds can be considered to be fixed,but current habitat use depends on environmental conditions,especially those of food characteristics,considered crucial to their use of habi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.31172117,31472020);the Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Anhui University(YQH100269)
Background:The Yangtze River floodplain provides important wintering habitats for Hooded Cranes(Grus monacha) in China.Fluctuations in the water level change foraging habitat and food availability,affecting their temp...
supported by the staff of the Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve;the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.31172117,31472020);the Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Anhui University(YQH100270)for financial support
Background:Food abundance and availability affect flock patterns of foraging birds.Cost and risk tradeoffs are especially critical for flocks of wintering waterbirds foraging in lake wetlands.Waterbirds losing suitabl...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31172117);the Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Anhui University (YQH100611)
Background: Parasites have adverse effects on the life and survival of many migratory waterbirds, especially birds on the endangered species list. Hooded Cranes are large migratory colonial waterbirds wintering in wet...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31172117);the Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Anhui University(Grant No.yqh100118);the Anhui Academic and Technical Leader Fund
The loss and degradation of wetlands have adversely affected waterbirds, which depend on wetland habitats. Interspecific competition has an important effect on habitat utilization of wintering waterbirds. Resource uti...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 31172117);the Anhui Academic and Technical Leaders Fund
The Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) is a waterbird wintering in the wetlands of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China. The gradual habitat loss resulting from wetland degradation may have posed negative...