Habitat Features Rather Than Competition Explain the Distribution and Co-occurrence of Ardeidae in a Highly Urbanized Landscape

Zhang, Min; Hong, Yongmi; Castley, J. Guy; Zou, Fasheng; Zhang, Qiang; Sot-Chan,; Leong, Kun-Fong

doi:10.1675/063.041.0106

Cited by 6 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The patch area plays a vital role in the foraging habitat selection by waterbirds. The patch area becomes the most contributing character to the classification of mudflats as the foraging habitat for a group of Ardeidae (Zhang et al 2018). The larger patch area like mudflat provides the main abundant prey for waterbirds, such as fishes and crustaceans (Erwin 1985).…”

Section: Large Patch Area and Shallow Water Depth As Two Important Factors In The Foraging Habitat Selection Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waterbird Foraging Habitat Selection in Balikpapan Bay: Water Depth and Patch Area as Important Factors

Putera

Perwitasari-Farajallah

Mulyani

et al. 2021

HAYATI J Biosci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Balikpapan Bay is one of the wetlands providing potential foraging habitat for waterbirds in Indonesia. Potential habitat loss due to oil industry expansion, recent waterbird occurrence, and co-occurrence of two closely related species with similar foraging characteristics led to habitat selection. Habitat selection could be affected by food as an intrinsic factor and extrinsic factor, for example, accessibility to the physical and biological components of the habitat. This study aimed to measure the foraging habitat selection, identify significant habitat quality parameters for the habitat selection and predict the foraging habitat selection model. We used one-zero sampling for collecting foraging habitat selection data, corer sampling for prey data, and collecting the abiotic environment, and Generalized Linear Modelling (GLM) to build the model. We identified four species as the migrant Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Great Egret (Ardea alba), Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), and Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus). All species, except Purple Heron, selected foraging habitats. A simple mathematic model of foraging habitat selection was significantly affected by two factors: water depth and patch area. A large patch area may provide primary prey abundance for waterbirds, while a low water depth level may give easy access to the prey.

show abstract

Section: Large Patch Area and Shallow Water Depth As Two Important Factors In The Foraging Habitat Selection Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waterbird Foraging Habitat Selection in Balikpapan Bay: Water Depth and Patch Area as Important Factors

Putera

Perwitasari-Farajallah

Mulyani

et al. 2021

HAYATI J Biosci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Reproductive Biology of A Three-heron Mixed Colony in a Neotropical Mangrove Forest

2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Habitat availability decline for waterbirds in a sensitive wetland: Climate change impact on the Ebro Delta

De la Cruz,

Numa

2024

Ecological Modelling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Habitat Features Rather Than Competition Explain the Distribution and Co-occurrence of Ardeidae in a Highly Urbanized Landscape

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Waterbird Foraging Habitat Selection in Balikpapan Bay: Water Depth and Patch Area as Important Factors

Waterbird Foraging Habitat Selection in Balikpapan Bay: Water Depth and Patch Area as Important Factors

Reproductive Biology of A Three-heron Mixed Colony in a Neotropical Mangrove Forest

Habitat availability decline for waterbirds in a sensitive wetland: Climate change impact on the Ebro Delta

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About