Differential distribution patterns of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in acidic soils of Nanling National Nature Reserve forests in subtropical China

2015 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian-Hua Gan ◽  
Fang-Qiu Zhang ◽  
Ji-Dong Gu ◽  
Yue-Dong Guo ◽  
Zhao-Qing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Subtropical China ◽  
Acidic Soils ◽  
Differential Distribution ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Ammonia Oxidizing Archaea

scholarly journals Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) prefers postharvest reed beds during winter period in Yancheng National Nature Reserve

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e7682
Author(s):  
Peng Xu ◽  
Yalan Zhang ◽  
Xiaoran Zhang ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Changhu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Tidal Flats ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Fish Ponds ◽  
Habitat Distribution ◽  
Reed Beds ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Grus Japonensis

Reed beds represent an important habitat for the survival of birds by providing favorable foraging and reproduction conditions. Reed management, as a traditional agricultural activity, primarily includes water level control and vegetation removal by cutting. Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) is one of the most endangered cranes, and their population continues to decline due to habitat loss caused by artificial activities. A lack of research relating to how reed management affects crane habitat distribution patterns throughout the wintering period hinders our ability to offer conservation recommendations. In the present study, we explored the effect of reed management on the habitat distribution patterns and analyzed the food resources of red-crowned crane in the Yancheng National Nature Reserve (YNNR). According to the reed management activities in December, we divided the wintering period into two phases: the preharvest period and the postharvest period. Throughout the wintering period, the number of cranes recorded in the common seepweed (Suaeda glauca) tidal flats remained stable, but cranes were rarely recorded in the smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) tidal flats and aquaculture fish ponds. The number of cranes, however, showed a noticeable fluctuation in the reed beds during the two periods. Before the reed harvest, only a small proportion of cranes were recorded in the reed beds (relative abundance = 2.9%). However, more cranes (relative abundance = 61.0%) were recorded after the reed harvest. Water was introduced from adjacent rivers and fish ponds to submerge the cut reed beds. Changes in potential animal food resources (items and biomass) might be one of the vital reasons for the preference of cranes to the postharvest reed beds. Our results suggest that traditional reed management in the YNNR could benefit this flagship crane species that winters in the wetland system. However, as reed harvest has been forbidden in the core zone for conservation purposes since 2016, further research is needed to verify whether forbidding the harvest of reeds is reasonable.

Reinforcement Project and Breeding Cases of Introduced Endangered Red-Crowned Cranes Grus japonensis in Yancheng National Nature Reserve, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Peng Xu ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Duoying Cui ◽  
Chunrong Li ◽  
Guoyuan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Grus Japonensis

Wildlife diversity after Wenchuan Earthquake: a case from Guanggua-ngshan Valley of Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve, Southwest China

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhishu ◽  
Hu Li ◽  
Wang Xiang ◽  
Shang Tao ◽  
Zhu Dahai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
National Nature Reserve

Camera trap survey of mammals and birds in Huaping National Nature Reserve, Guangxi

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Guohai ◽  
Shi Zepan ◽  
Liu Xiuju ◽  
Zhou Qihai ◽  
Xiao Zhishu
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
National Nature Reserve

Heavy metal residues in the muscle of fishes from the rare and en-demic fishes national nature reserve in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1351-1357
Author(s):  
Shenwen CAI ◽  
Zhaohui NI ◽  
Yunfeng LI ◽  
Ziwei SHEN ◽  
Yan ZHANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
National Nature Reserve
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