Foraging sites during the early breeding stage of <em>Syrmaticus humiae</em> in the Nanhua Part of Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve

CAOMing; LI Wei; ZHOUWei; ZHANG Xing-yong; ZHANG Ren-gong

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CAOMing, LI Wei, ZHOUWei, et al. Foraging sites during the early breeding stage of Syrmaticus humiae in the Nanhua Part of Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve[J]. Journal of Zhejiang A&F University, 2007, 24(2): 203-208.

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CAOMing, LI Wei, ZHOUWei, et al. Foraging sites during the early breeding stage of Syrmaticus humiae in the Nanhua Part of Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve[J]. Journal of Zhejiang A&F University, 2007, 24(2): 203-208.

Foraging sites during the early breeding stage of Syrmaticus humiae in the Nanhua Part of Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve

1.
Faculty of Conservation Biology, Southwest Forestry College, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China;
2.
Nature Reserve Management Bureau of Chuxiong Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, Yunnan, China

Funds:

国家重点基础研究发展计划(973计划)项目(2003CB415100);西南林学院大学生科技创新基金资助项目

Received Date: 2006-08-06
Rev Recd Date: 2006-11-21
Publish Date: 2007-04-20

Abstract

Humes pheasant(Syrmaticus humiae)is an easy to endangered species. The object is to effectively protectHumes pheasant in its breeding season. Foraging sites ofHumes pheasantwere surveyed fromMarch 11 to April 16,2005.Fifteen foraging plotswere established alongwith the same numberof control plots and 22 variables were measured. A t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test to compare variables in forage and control plots showed significant differences(P 0.01) for the five vegetation characteristics of tree density, shrub density, shrub coverage, herbage coverage, and leaf litter coverage; crown canopy was also significantly different(P 0.05).Additionally, significant differences(P 0.01)for two food characteristics, namely seed density and density of edaphic animals, were noted. A principal component analysis indicated that fine shrub, tree, herb, andlitter layers;abundantseed resources in the understory;and being faraway fromhuman disturbance characterized optimal foraging sites forHumes pheasant.Thus,when selecting a foraging site in the breeding season,safety and nutrition were the pheasantsmajor concerns. Therefore, they would choose foraging habitats with strong camouflage cover from shrubs or treeswith ample food sources in the understory, such as seeds from the Fagaceae family and edaphic animals.[Ch, 3 tab. 26 ref.]
- zoology,
- Syrmaticus humiae,
- forage site selection,
- early breeding stage,
- Ailaoshan

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Foraging sites during the early breeding stage of Syrmaticus humiae in the Nanhua Part of Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve

1. Faculty of Conservation Biology, Southwest Forestry College, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China;

2. Nature Reserve Management Bureau of Chuxiong Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, Yunnan, China

Funds:

国家重点基础研究发展计划(973计划)项目(2003CB415100);西南林学院大学生科技创新基金资助项目

Received Date: 2006-08-06

Rev Recd Date: 2006-11-21

Publish Date: 2007-04-20

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Abstract: Humes pheasant(Syrmaticus humiae)is an easy to endangered species. The object is to effectively protectHumes pheasant in its breeding season. Foraging sites ofHumes pheasantwere surveyed fromMarch 11 to April 16,2005.Fifteen foraging plotswere established alongwith the same numberof control plots and 22 variables were measured. A t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test to compare variables in forage and control plots showed significant differences(P 0.01) for the five vegetation characteristics of tree density, shrub density, shrub coverage, herbage coverage, and leaf litter coverage; crown canopy was also significantly different(P 0.05).Additionally, significant differences(P 0.01)for two food characteristics, namely seed density and density of edaphic animals, were noted. A principal component analysis indicated that fine shrub, tree, herb, andlitter layers;abundantseed resources in the understory;and being faraway fromhuman disturbance characterized optimal foraging sites forHumes pheasant.Thus,when selecting a foraging site in the breeding season,safety and nutrition were the pheasantsmajor concerns. Therefore, they would choose foraging habitats with strong camouflage cover from shrubs or treeswith ample food sources in the understory, such as seeds from the Fagaceae family and edaphic animals.[Ch, 3 tab. 26 ref.]

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