Biodiversity Assessment of Mammal and Bird Species from Camera Trap Data in Yanchiwan National Nature Reserve, Gansu Province, China

The present study aimed to investigate the structure, composition and diversity of the over-wintering aquatic bird community of Poyang Lake, including Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (PNNR), Nanji National Nature Reserve (NNNR) and Duchang Provincial Nature Reserve (DPNR), China. After the preliminary survey, birds surveyed from vantage points at each study site between the years 2016 and 2020 in the winter season. A total of 58 bird species belonging to nine orders and 13 families were observed. The study showed variation in effective species numbers (Species richness, Shannon’s diversity and Simpson’s diversity) among the three study sites and the survey years. Nanji National Nature Reserve had the highest avian diversity, whereas Duchang Provincial Nature Reserve had the lowest. Globally threatened bird species, Siberian Crane (critically endangered), Oriental Stork (endangered), found in our study sites. However, the current management practices of the nature reserve and conservation of this globally threatened bird species are inadequate, especially of Duchang Provincial Nature Reserve. Therefore, for long term conservation of birds in these areas, it needs continuing intentional improvement of the sites and awareness creation to the local community.

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A new species of Hessebius Verhoeff, 1941 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from China with a key to species

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.9.e72336 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Sujian Pei ◽

Huiqin Ma ◽

Yanmin Lu ◽

Haipeng Liu ◽

Kuijing Liang

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Life Sciences ◽

Gansu Province ◽

Hebei Province ◽

Key To Species ◽

Type Specimens ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

A New Species

The myriapod fauna of China is still poorly known and very little attention had been paid to the study of Lithobiomorpha, with only 100 species/subspecies hitherto known from the country, among which are only seven species of Hessebius. Here we are describing a new species of the genus Hessebius. A new lithobiid species, Hessebius crassifemoralis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve, Hebei Province, China. The new species is compared with H. luquensis Qiao, Qin, Ma, Su & Zhang, 2018 from Gansu Province, China. A key to Chinese species, based on adult specimens, is provided. Type specimens and other material are deposited in the School of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, China.

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Species diversity of myxomycetes in Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve, Gansu Province

Biodiversity Science ◽

10.17520/biods.2020050 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 65-71

Author(s):

WEI Xin-Lei ◽

LI Shu ◽

DOU Wen-Jun ◽

QI Bao ◽

WANG Qi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Gansu Province ◽

Qilian Mountain ◽

National Nature Reserve

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Using camera trap to investigate animal diversity in Hunan Gaowangjie National Nature Reserve

Biodiversity Science ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1003.2014.14177 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 779 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Liu Fang ◽

Su Xiujiang ◽

Li Diqiang ◽

Wang Benzhong ◽

Zhang Ziliang

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Camera Trap ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

Animal Diversity

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The breeding biology of endemic Spectacled Parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillatus) in Lianhuashan National Nature Reserve, Gansu Province, China

Avian Research ◽

10.1186/s40657-018-0097-6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lijun Chen ◽

Lei Zhu ◽

Yunbiao Hu ◽

Pengfei Liu ◽

Nan Lyu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Gansu Province ◽

Breeding Biology ◽

National Nature Reserve

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Structure of the breeding bird assemblage of a primeval alder swamp in the Šúr National Nature Reserve

Biologia ◽

10.2478/s11756-009-0025-7 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Martin Korňan

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Bird Species ◽

Mean Value ◽

Total Density ◽

Breeding Bird ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

Study Plot ◽

The Mean ◽

Bird Assemblage

AbstractThe structure of a breeding bird assemblage of a primeval alder swamp in the Šúr National Nature Reserve (the Danube Basin) was studied in the period 1992–1995. A 16 ha forest interior study plot was established for bird censusing. Population abundances were estimated by a combined version of the mapping method from the end of March to the beginning of July. Altogether, 42 breeders were recorded and the mean total density of species total across years was 125.15 ± 12.73 pairs/10 ha (CV = 10.17%). Two species were eudominant (≥ 10%): Sturnus vulgaris and Anas platyrhynchos, and six species were dominant (5% ≤ 10% <): Ficedula albicollis, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Parus major, Sylvia atricapilla, Erithacus rubecula. The Shannon diversity index (H′) varied between 3.98–4.10 bites. The evenness index (J′) reached values between 0.79–0.81. Expected species diversity in a random sample of 100 pairs calculated by rarefaction [E (S 100 pairs)] was 21.35 ± 0.92 species derived as a mean value from the years 1992–1995. The mean rarefaction estimate on the area [E (S 10 ha)] was 22.75 ± 1.58 species. Bird species richness and diversity were significantly higher in the study plot in comparison to the mean value of European wet alder forests. These results are comparable with the values of structural assemblage parameters of the primeval stands dominated by alder within the Białowieża National Park, Poland.

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Cortinarius subcaesiobrunneus sp. nov., (Cortinariaceae, Agaricales) a new species from northwest China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.392.3.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 392 (3) ◽

pp. 217

Author(s):

MENGLE XIE ◽

DAN LI ◽

SHENGLONG WEI ◽

RUIQING JI ◽

YU LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Its Region ◽

Northwest China ◽

Gansu Province ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

A New Species

A new species, Cortinarius subcaesiobrunneus was collected from Gansu Qilianshan National Nature Reserve, Gansu province, northwest China. It differs from other species in section Brunnei, subgenus Telamonia by the strong bluish tints at the stipe base, large basidiospores and at least 12 substitutions and indel positions in the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region.

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