Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by the Wintering Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Northwestern China
Habitat selection has been a central focus of animal ecology, with research primarily concentrating on habitat choice, utilization, and evaluation. However, studies confined to a single scale often fail to reveal the habitat selection needs of animals fully and accurately. This paper investigates th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:792db1bb92af49e6a95341c2d0c961cf 2024-09-15T18:03:26+00:00 Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by the Wintering Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Northwestern China Han Yan Xuejun Ma Weikang Yang Feng Xu 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d16050306 https://doaj.org/article/792db1bb92af49e6a95341c2d0c961cf EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/5/306 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d16050306 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/792db1bb92af49e6a95341c2d0c961cf Diversity, Vol 16, Iss 5, p 306 (2024) Cygnus cygnus wintering period multi-scale habitat selection Manas National Wetland Park Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d16050306 2024-08-05T17:49:20Z Habitat selection has been a central focus of animal ecology, with research primarily concentrating on habitat choice, utilization, and evaluation. However, studies confined to a single scale often fail to reveal the habitat selection needs of animals fully and accurately. This paper investigates the wintering whooper swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Xinjiang, using satellite tracking to determine their locations. The Maximum Entropy model (MaxEnt) was applied to explore the multi-scales habitat selection needs of Manas National Wetland Park’s wintering whooper swans across nighttime, daytime, and landscape scales. This study showed that the habitat selection of the wintering whooper swans varied in different scales. At the landscape scale, wintering whooper swans prefer habitats with average winter precipitations of 6.9 mm and average temperatures of −6 °C, including water bodies and wetlands, indicating that climate (precipitation and temperature) and land type (wetlands and water bodies) influence their winter habitat selection. During daytime, whooper swans prefer areas close to wetlands, water bodies, and bare land, with a more dispersed distribution of water bodies. For nighttime, they tend to choose areas within the wetland park where human disturbance is minimal and safety is higher. This study can provide scientific basis and data support for habitat conservation and management of wintering waterbirds like whooper swans, recommending targeted conservation measures to effectively manage and protect the wintering grounds of whooper swans. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Diversity 16 5 306 |
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Habitat selection has been a central focus of animal ecology, with research primarily concentrating on habitat choice, utilization, and evaluation. However, studies confined to a single scale often fail to reveal the habitat selection needs of animals fully and accurately. This paper investigates the wintering whooper swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Xinjiang, using satellite tracking to determine their locations. The Maximum Entropy model (MaxEnt) was applied to explore the multi-scales habitat selection needs of Manas National Wetland Park’s wintering whooper swans across nighttime, daytime, and landscape scales. This study showed that the habitat selection of the wintering whooper swans varied in different scales. At the landscape scale, wintering whooper swans prefer habitats with average winter precipitations of 6.9 mm and average temperatures of −6 °C, including water bodies and wetlands, indicating that climate (precipitation and temperature) and land type (wetlands and water bodies) influence their winter habitat selection. During daytime, whooper swans prefer areas close to wetlands, water bodies, and bare land, with a more dispersed distribution of water bodies. For nighttime, they tend to choose areas within the wetland park where human disturbance is minimal and safety is higher. This study can provide scientific basis and data support for habitat conservation and management of wintering waterbirds like whooper swans, recommending targeted conservation measures to effectively manage and protect the wintering grounds of whooper swans. |
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Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by the Wintering Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Northwestern China |
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Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by the Wintering Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Northwestern China |
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Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by the Wintering Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Northwestern China |
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Multi-Scale Habitat Selection by the Wintering Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) in Manas National Wetland Park, Northwestern China |
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