New Anatidae population estimates for eastern China: Implications for current flyway estimates

被引：109

作者：

Cao, Lei ^{[1
]}

Barter, Mark

Lei, Gang ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Life Sci, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geodesy & Geophys, WWF China, Wuchang 43007, Hubei Province, Peoples R China

来源：

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION | 2008年 / 141卷 / 09期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Anatidae; China; East Asia; Population estimate; Yangtze;

D O I：

10.1016/j.biocon.2008.06.022

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

Soundly-based conservation plans for Anatidae require abundance and distributional data to provide accurate estimation of population sizes and trends and to identify key sites for protection. Here, we report the first ever extensive surveys throughout eastern China's wetlands for Anatidae, 80% of which occurred in the Yangtze floodplain. Population estimates for 24 species with sufficient data are provided, allowing assessment of the accuracy of current flyway population estimates; fourteen species are far less numerous than previously believed and three far more numerous. Further improvement of the population estimates for eastern China will need coordinated counts across the region requiring a large, skilled counter network. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：2301 / 2309

页数：9