Home range and habitat use of male Reeves’s pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) during winter in Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, Henan Province, China |
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Authors: | Xu Jiliang Zhang Xiaohui Zhang Zhengwang Zheng Guangmei Ruan Xiangfeng Zhang Keyin and Xi Bo |
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Institution: | (1) Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering; College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;(2) College of Natural Resources & Environment, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China;(3) Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, Segang, Lroshan County, Henan, 464236, China |
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Abstract: | Home range and habitat use of male Reeves’s pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) were studied during winter of 2001∼2002 and 2002∼2003 in the Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, Henan Province. Results from
five individuals of Reeves’s pheasant with over 30 relocations, indicated that the average size of home range was 10.03 ±
1.17 hm2 by Minimum Convex Polygon method, 8.60 ± 0.35 hm2 by 90% Harmonic Mean Transformation method, and 9.50 ± 1.90 hm2 by 95% Fixed Kernel method. It was observed that the winter range is smaller than that in the breeding season. The mean core
area of the home range was found to be 1.88 ± 0.37 hm2. Although the habitat composition of the core area varied greatly for individuals, a large part of the habitats used were
composed of confier and broadleaf mixed forests, masson pine forests, fir forests, and shrubs. Habitat use within the study
area was non-random, while habitats within home ranges were randomly used. Habitat use was dictated by tree diameter at breast
height, shrub height and coverage at 2.0 m. The proximity between forests and shrubs were also found to be important in providing
refuge for the birds during winter. Recommendations for conservation management include protecting the existing habitats in
Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, increasing suitable habitat for Reeves’s Pheasant through artificial plantations (e.g. firs),
and restoring some parts of the large shrub area into forests.
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Translated from Biodiversity Science, 2005, 13 (5) 译自: 生物多样性, 2005,13(5)] |
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Keywords: | Syrmaticus reevesii home range habitat use winter Dongzhai |
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