Count data show that wintering Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons numbers in
their Chinese stronghold (the Yangtze River catchment) have fallen from about 140,000 in …

Due to loss and degradation of natural wetlands, waterbirds increasingly rely on
surrounding human-dominated habitats to obtain food. Quantifying vigilance patterns …

A reasonable hydrological regime is of great significance for ecosystem services and wildlife
habitat management in river-connected lakes. Shengjin Lake is a Ramsar site with …

Continuing declines in abundance of many waterbird species on wetland ecosystems
require explanations to support effective management interventions. We used 6 year survey …

Conservation plans for waterbirds in periodically flooded wetlands should be based on a
deep understanding of the relationship between habitat availability and the hydrological …

Background The ideal habitat use of waterbirds can be considered to be fixed, but current
habitat use depends on environmental conditions, especially those of food characteristics …

Competition may occur when two species with similar feeding ecologies exploit the same
limited resources in time and space. In recent years, the Eastern Tundra Bean Goose Anser …

The effects of coastal artificial wetlands on waterbirds have been studied more extensively in
China, but the annual composition of waterbirds and their utilization of constructed wetlands …

China makes a unique and vital contribution to maintaining global and regional waterbird
diversity and conservation. Despite considerable historical conservation efforts, the …

Abstract Background The Yangtze River floodplain provides important wintering habitats for
Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) in China. Fluctuations in the water level change foraging …