Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community
We compared the European and eastern Chinese waterbird assemblages and checked whether the effects of human disturbance could be detected in the assemblages’ composition. For the different Chinese provinces, we expected to find a negative effect of economic development on the mean bird species mass...
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| author | Boer, W. Fred de Cao, L. Barter, M. Wang, X. Sun, M. Oeveren, H. Van Leeuw, Jan de Barzen, J. Prins, H.H.T. |
| author_browse | Barter, M. Barzen, J. Boer, W. Fred de Cao, L. Leeuw, Jan de Oeveren, H. Van Prins, H.H.T. Sun, M. Wang, X. |
| author_facet | Boer, W. Fred de Cao, L. Barter, M. Wang, X. Sun, M. Oeveren, H. Van Leeuw, Jan de Barzen, J. Prins, H.H.T. |
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| description | We compared the European and eastern Chinese waterbird assemblages and checked whether the effects of human disturbance could be detected in the assemblages’ composition. For the different Chinese provinces, we expected to find a negative effect of economic development on the mean bird species mass and on the proportion of bentivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous bird species. We also expected to find relatively fewer large species in the Chinese assemblage. Species rank–abundance curves were relatively similar, but China had significantly more species with smaller body masses. The China assemblage was characterized by relatively higher abundance of heavy-bodied species, contrary to our expectations. Mean bird body mass decreased in China with increasing disturbance and increasing gross domestic product (GDP). For coastal provinces in China the percentage of bentivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous bird species declined with increasing GDP, maybe through the increased use of pesticides or fertilizer. |
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| spelling | CGSpace31732024-08-27T10:35:46Z Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community Boer, W. Fred de Cao, L. Barter, M. Wang, X. Sun, M. Oeveren, H. Van Leeuw, Jan de Barzen, J. Prins, H.H.T. birds We compared the European and eastern Chinese waterbird assemblages and checked whether the effects of human disturbance could be detected in the assemblages’ composition. For the different Chinese provinces, we expected to find a negative effect of economic development on the mean bird species mass and on the proportion of bentivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous bird species. We also expected to find relatively fewer large species in the Chinese assemblage. Species rank–abundance curves were relatively similar, but China had significantly more species with smaller body masses. The China assemblage was characterized by relatively higher abundance of heavy-bodied species, contrary to our expectations. Mean bird body mass decreased in China with increasing disturbance and increasing gross domestic product (GDP). For coastal provinces in China the percentage of bentivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous bird species declined with increasing GDP, maybe through the increased use of pesticides or fertilizer. 2011-02 2011-02-11T06:48:32Z 2011-02-11T06:48:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3173 en Limited Access Springer Boer, W.F. de, Cao, L., Barter, M., Wang, X., Sun, M., Oeveren, H. Van, Leeuw, J. de, Barzen, J. and Prins, H.H.T. 2010. Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community. Ambio 40(1):68-77. |
| spellingShingle | birds Boer, W. Fred de Cao, L. Barter, M. Wang, X. Sun, M. Oeveren, H. Van Leeuw, Jan de Barzen, J. Prins, H.H.T. Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community |
| title | Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community |
| title_full | Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community |
| title_fullStr | Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community |
| title_short | Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community |
| title_sort | comparing the community composition of european and eastern chinese waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the china waterbird community |
| topic | birds |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3173 |
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