Nest site selection of white-naped crane(Grus vipio) at Zhalong National Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang, China

作     者：Qing-ming WU Hong-fei ZOU Jian-zhang MA 

作者机构：College of Wildlife Resource Northeast Forestry University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Forestry Research》 (林业研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第25卷第4期

页      面：947-952页

核心收录：

学科分类：0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 0907[农学-林学] 090705[农学-野生动植物保护与利用] 0829[工学-林业工程] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0901[农学-作物学] 

基　　金：financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2572014CA05and DL12EA04) National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31401978 and 31070345) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2011M500631) Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Foundation(No.520-415268) 

主　　题：factor analysis environmental variable Grus vipio nestsite selection pattern Zhalong Nature Reserve 

摘      要：White-naped crane （Grus vipio） is a globally threatened spe- cies. It is very important to analyze its nest site selection in circum- stances where there are multiple disturbances, and also helpful to accu- mulate valuable information about this threatened species and supply scientific suggestions for conservation and management. We studied nest site selection and the effects of environmental variables on nesting habits of white-naped crane at Zhalong National Nature Reserve, Qiqihar City, Heilongiiang, China, during March-May of 2002-2008. White-naped crane responded and adapted to changes in the quality of the spatial environments of landscape and microhabitat under multiple environ- mental disturbances. Nest site selection included two scales and two choices, namely the choice of nest site habitat type within the macro-habitat scale and nest site micro-habitat selection within the mi- cro-habitat scale. Nest sites were recorded only in reed marshes. The choice of nest site micro-habitat included three basic elements and six factors, namely incubation element （nest parameters factor, incubation temperature factor and incubation humidity factor）, safety element （pro- tection factor and concealment factor）, and food element （water factor）. Water, remnant reed clusters, and fire were major resource management challenges during the breeding period for the white-naped crane in this Reserve.