遥感与GIS支持下的崇明东滩迁徙鸟类生境适宜性分析

崇明东滩鸟类自然保护区位于长江入海口,是国际迁徙鸟类重要的栖息地.受自然和社会因素影响,该地区鸟类栖息环境正处于快速变化.研究采用面向对象的图像分割方法提取鸟类生境适宜性多边形评价单元,根据近年来野外调查数据分析了影响迁徙鸟类生存的地类、植被、潮沟、底栖生物等关键环境因素,建立了鸟类与关键环境影响因素的定性定量关系.在此基础上利用GIS空间分析方法和技术,进行了崇明东滩鸟类保护区内主要四大鸟类种群雁鸭类、鸻鹬类、鹭类以及鸥类的生境适宜性分析.结果表明:(1)崇明东滩迁徙鸟类生境较适宜的面积占保护区总面积40%左右;(2)光滩区域、与光滩邻近的海三棱藨草带以及潮沟地带是鸟类生境适宜性较好的地理区域;(3)基于面向对象的遥感分析技术和GIS空间分析技术,能有效且简便地对生态环境处于快速动态变化中的物种生境适宜性进行快速、客观准确的分析评价,其结果可为崇明东滩鸟类种群及其生存环境规划、保护和管理提供基础科学依据.     

崇明东滩春季鸟类群落特征

2003年春季对崇明东滩潮间带不同生境的鸟类群落进行了调查,共记录到鸟类64种,隶属7目15科。崇明东滩潮间带春季鸟类平均密度为14.60只/hm2,鸟类多样性指数2.08、均匀度指数0.49、优势度指数0.22。芦苇带、海三棱草带和盐渍藻类带是东滩潮间带典型的生境,各生境的鸟类种类、密度和多样性差异较大。其中芦苇带25种,平均密度2.56只/hm2;海三棱草带有48种,平均密度15.38只/hm2;盐渍藻类带36种,平均密度21.04只/hm2。3种生境中盐渍藻类带鸟类的生物多样性最高,海三棱草带最低。研究表明,滩涂围垦、人类活动干扰、互花米草的入侵是影响鸟类在东滩栖息的主要因素。     

崇明东滩海与鸟相依

长江奔腾咆哮,在投入大海怀抱的地方,鸟儿们在这儿找到了一片好天地——崇明东滩,这个鸟类的乐园。这是上海面积最大的滩涂,由东旺沙及团结沙两大沙体组成,最大宽度曾达到13公里以上,它处于我国候鸟南北迁徙路线的中部,向东延伸至东海,地理位置独具特色。崇明东滩的滩涂和沼泽地以其丰富的鱼类、软体动物、底栖动物资源吸引着鸟儿们。这儿的鸟类以水禽、涉禽最     

崇明东滩人工湿地春季水鸟群落结构及其生境分析

崇明东滩处于独特的地理位置,拥有辽阔的滩涂和丰富的湿地资源,是亚太地区候鸟迁徙路线上的重要驿站。然而崇明东滩也是上海促淤圈围重点区域之一,且围垦后滩涂用作多种农业、工业发展,导致当地植物群落和滩涂湿地结构的改变,从而直接造成了鸟类生物多样性的明显下降,因此东滩湿地保护人员采取了修复和优化的治理措施,但治理同时也将自然滩涂改造成人工湿地。本研究将改造后自然滩涂作为研究不同类型人工湿地的水鸟群落结构及其生境关系的研究区域,并把研究区域分为4种不同类型人工湿地,捕鱼港优化区即一期工程(已修复)、鸟类栖息地优化区即二期工程(修复中)、人工鱼蟹塘、耀全农场。本研究目的在于分析这4种不同类型人工湿地中鸟类群落特征并寻找影响鸟类对生境利用的主要因子,同时考虑修复优化工程的保育功能,对不同管理模式下的人工湿地进行研究,从而对湿地改造提出科学的建议。由于前期大量研究表明春季鸟类数量和种类较丰富,能够较好地反映崇明东滩湿地生态现状。因此从2013年3月下旬至5月上旬在大潮期和小潮期分别对上述4种不同类型人工湿地进行了鸟类及其生境因子调查。此次鸟类调查采用样点法,共统计到水鸟2357只,隶属于6目11科45种,其中斑嘴鸭(Anas poecilorhyncha)、红骨顶(Gallinula chloropus)、金眶鸻(Charadrius dubius)、环颈鸻(C.alexandrinus)、牛背鹭(Bubulcus ibis)、鹤鹬(Tringa erythropus)、林鹬(T.glareola)等25种鸟为优势种。非参数检验分析表明,春季这4类人工湿地水鸟种类、密度、多样性均有显著性差异,一期工程内水鸟的种类、密度、多样性指数、均匀度指数都为最大。对生境因子与鸟类群落特征进行相关分析,根据非参数检验的结果得出裸露浅滩面积、水域面积、生境小岛个数是影响水鸟分布的关键因子,为此对鸟类栖息地优化区的修复及其完善提出科学建议。     

崇明东滩自然保护区盐沼植被的时空动态

盐沼植被是滩涂湿地的重要组成部分,其动态变化直接影响着湿地的生态服务功能和价值。通过对1998~2005年间4景不同时相的LandsatTM遥感影像的解译分析,结合历史资料数据和近年来的现场调查,分析了崇明东滩鸟类自然保护区自建立以来,盐沼植被的时空演替动态过程。结果显示,随着滩涂的淤涨,东滩盐沼植被的面积从1998年的2478.32hm2增加到2005年的4687.74hm2,而互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)自人为引入至2005年,其面积已增加到1283.4hm2,其增加速率显著高于土著种芦苇(Phragmites australis)和海三棱藨草(Scirpus mariqueter),并且已在东滩保护区相当区域内形成单优势种群落。受1998年和2001年两次高滩围垦和互花米草入侵影响,崇明东滩的芦苇群落面积大大减少,虽随着滩涂的淤涨,芦苇群落的面积逐年有所增加,但增加的速度缓慢。互花米草有着更广的生态幅和竞争优势,是滩涂中扩散最快的植被,而淤涨型滩涂为其提供了可扩张的空生态位,如不加以控制和治理,其快速扩散将会对崇明东滩保护区的生态系统造成更大的威胁和影响。     

崇明东滩鸻鹬类迁徙路线的环志分析

崇明东滩为东亚-澳大利西亚鸻鹬类迁徙路线上的重要迁徙停歇地.本文通过分析崇明东滩回收的异地环志鸻鹬类记录及异地回收的崇明东滩环志的鸻鹬类记录,研究崇明东滩鸻鹬类的迁徙路线.1979～2008年间,崇明东滩共回收到来自澳大利亚西北部、澳大利亚维多利亚、美国阿拉斯加及新西兰北岛等17个国家与地区环志的鸻鹬类265只,包括大滨鹬(Calidris tenuirostris)、斑尾塍鹬(Limosa lapponica)、红腹滨鹬(C.canutus)等16种鸟类,其中春季北迁期间的记录占总数的93%;2003～2008年间,澳大利亚西北部、新西兰南岛、中国大陆及新西兰北岛等10个国家与地区回收到崇明东滩环志的大滨鹬、斑尾塍鹬、红腹滨鹬等12种鸟类,共计164只.在所有与崇明东滩鸻鹬类存在迁徙连接的20个国家和地区中,澳大利亚西北部的回收记录占全部回收记录的55%.根据斑尾塍鹬和红腹滨鹬不同亚种的越冬地分布,崇明东滩回收的斑尾塍鹬有L.l.menzbieri与L.l.baueri两个亚种,红腹滨鹬有C.a.piersmai和C.a.rogersi两个亚种.     

崇明东滩白头鹤的越冬生态

对崇明东滩白头鹤（Grus monacha)的越冬生态进行了研究。白头鹤在崇明东滩越冬期140－150d。越冬期主要食物为海三棱Biao草（Scirpus mariqueter)的地下球茎,海三棱Biao草和Biao草（S.triqueter)的根茎。受气候和季节的影响,越冬后期比前期的日活动时间增加1h。潮汐节律影响越冬白头鹤行为活动的时间分配,觅食地的选择以及集群大小。滩涂的快速围垦和滩涂植被的演替对白头鹤的越冬栖息地造成严重的影响。     

崇明东滩冬季水鸟生态位分析

依据2003年冬季对崇明东滩自然保护区越冬水鸟的种类、数量、生境类型分布的最新调查数据,以及上海农林局10年来积累的越冬水鸟食性与形态的数据,采取聚类分析方法对崇明东滩冬季鸟类的群落生态进行研究,从鸟类的取食空间生态位、食性生态位以及形态生态位三个维度确认其生态资源分配状况,并由此确认了占据优势种群地位的鸟类在不同生态位维度上的分离是群落结构处于稳定状态的主要原因。     

上海地区水鸟群落结构和动态分布特征

为了解上海地区水鸟的栖息状况和种群动态变化,2006—2010年在全市选取9个主要区域开展了全市水鸟同步调查。5年来共记录到水鸟9目17科133种796738只次,其中鸻形目53种,雁形目28种,鹳形目17种,鸥形目16种。按居留类型来分,留鸟、夏候鸟、冬候鸟和旅鸟种类分别占总种类的3.0%、9.0%、43.6%和44.4%。以雁鸭类为主体的冬候鸟迁徙时间一般为9月—次年4月;以鸻鹬类为主体的旅鸟一般为3—5月完成北迁,南迁时间为8—10月。上海市全年水鸟数量较多的区域依次是崇明东滩鸟类自然保护区、南汇东滩和九段沙湿地自然保护区,淀山湖、崇明北湖、宝钢水库和三甲港数量最少。对各调查区域内水鸟的聚类分析和主要类群的生境偏好分析说明,雁鸭类倾向于浅滩生境和开阔水面生境,鸻鹬类倾向于沿海面积较大的浅滩光滩,而滩涂的围垦和人为干扰都会产生负面影响。在此基础上提出了水鸟栖息地管理的一些建议。     

上海市崇明东滩湿地生态恢复与重建工程中社会经济价值分析

随着人类活动的增加,崇明东滩自然保护区内已被破坏或改变栖息地利用方式的湿地面积已达到8000hm^2,其逗留、栖息和越冬的鸟类逐年减少。因此,为了保护鸟类,并且提高上海在自然保护和维护物种多样性方面的国际地位,恢复和重建崇明东滩的湿地环境受到上海市政府的高度重视。崇明东旺沙B01号样地的恢复与重建是上海市崇明东滩湿地生态恢复与生态重建工程中的一期工程．结合野外调查,综合运用市场价值法、造林成本法和生态价值法等研究方法,对该样地现有功能价值,以及对样地在恢复和重建之后所产生的功能价值进行了估算,得到该示范区现有功能价值为72．27万元人民币,而初步预计恢复和重建之后的功能价值为7016.95万元人民币。     

Are artificial wetlands good alternatives to natural wetlands for waterbirds? – A case study on Chongming Island, China

Loss of natural wetlands is a global phenomenon that has been a serious threat to the wildlife. A common practice is to construct artificial wetlands to compensate for the loss of natural wetlands. To test whether artificial wetlands as habitats for waterbirds are good alternatives to natural wetlands, we compared species richness, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of waterbird communities of natural (here tidelands) and artificial wetlands (here aquacultural ponds) on Chongming Island, China. Our results indicate that habitat preference of waterbirds showed seasonal difference: most of the shorebirds were found on tidelands in spring, whereas most of the natatorial birds were recorded in aquacultural ponds in winter. Waterbirds preferred the tidelands rather than aquacultural ponds in both spring and autumn, whereas they showed no preference for either the tidelands or the ponds in summer and winter. It is concluded that natural wetlands are better habitats for waterbirds than artificial wetlands on Chongming Island, while the artificial ones are also suitable habitats for waterbirds in winter. The waterbirds might use artificial wetlands only when natural wetlands are unavailable or of poor quality. An over-emphasis that artificial wetlands are suitable habitats for waterbirds might encourage land managers to convert natural wetlands into the artificial ones, resulting in considerable loss of bird diversity. Therefore, for the purpose of bird conservation, it would be a better practice to conserve natural wetlands rather than to construct artificial ones after destruction of natural wetlands.     

Wintering bird communities in newly-formed wetland in the Yangtze River estuary

We compared wintering bird communities and their habitats among three shoals at Jiuduansha, a newly-formed wetland in the Yangtze River estuary. The highest species richness and diversity were recorded in Shangsha, which is the highest shoal, and the highest abundance and lowest species diversity were recorded in Xiasha, which is the lowest shoal. Shangsha had the largest abundance of perching birds whereas Xiasha was the most abundant in waterbirds. Bird assemblages showed different associations with the different habitat types—perching birds were favored by reed (Phragmites australis) communities, shallow water foragers and dabbling ducks preferred sea-bulrush (Scirpus mariqueter) communities, and moist-soil foragers and gulls showed a preference for bare intertidal zones. All bird assemblages, however, avoided the smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) communities, which are dominated by an alien invasive plant. The composition of avian communities was related to habitat types at the three shoals. Our results suggest that the newly-formed tidelands can provide suitable habitats for waterbirds and that the lower tidelands can attract more waterfowl than the higher tidelands. Because the shoal with low species diversity could have exclusive bird species, conservation efforts should not concentrate only on the area with high species diversity. The estuarine wetlands should be considered as a whole when conservation strategies are designed. The alien invasive plant should, moreover, be effectively controlled, to provide suitable habitats for birds.     

Habitat selection and coexistence of migrants and Afrotropical residents

In this paper I discuss factors that influence the habitat choice of small migrant birds on their Afrotropical wintering grounds and the ecological isolation of migrants and residents. The main characteristic of migrants is the use of resources which are sporadic in space and time. The majority of migrants occur in seasonal savannas and open woodland, mostly using temporarily and locally abundant food sources generally unused by residents. Migrants are more eurytopic and exploit more open parts of the habitats than ecologically similar tropical species. In some guilds, the foraging speed and rate of migrants is higher and they use their wings more often in comparison to residents. There is weak evidence that niche shifts of residents are induced by the arrival of migrants. Overt interspecific interactions seem to be infrequent, except in a guild of ground-feeding birds which rely on a rather predictable but poor food supply. In this guild, residents, but not intra-African migrants, dominated Palaearctic migrants in aggressive encounters irrespective of body-size. In contrast to this, dominance was size-dependent among wintering Palaearctic migrants.     

Mechanisms and fitness effects of interspecific information use between migrant and resident birds

Interactions with potential competitors are an important componentof habitat quality. Due to the costs of coexistence with competitors,a breeding habitat selection strategy that avoids competitorsis expected to be favored. However, many migratory birds appearto gain benefits from an attraction to the presence of residentbirds, even though residents are assumed to be competitivelydominant. Thus far the mechanisms of this habitat selectionprocess, heterospecific attraction, are unknown, and the consequencesfor resident birds of migrant attraction remain untested. Throughheterospecific attraction, migrants may gain benefits if thedensity or territory location of residents positively reflectshabitat quality, and/or they gain benefits through increasedfrequency of social interactions with residents in foragingor predator detection. In this experiment, we examined the reciprocaleffects of spatial proximity on fitness-related traits in migrantpied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) and resident great tit(Parus major) by experimentally forcing them to breed eitheralone or in close proximity to each other. Surprisingly, greattits bore all the costs of coexistence while flycatchers wereunaffected, even gaining slight benefits. In concert with anearlier study, these results suggest that flycatchers use titsas information about good-quality nest-site locations whilebenefits from social interactions with tits are possible butless important. We suggest that utilizing interspecific socialinformation may be a common phenomenon between species sharingsimilar resource needs. Our results imply that the effects ofinterspecific information use can be asymmetric and may thereforehave implications for the patterns and consequences of speciescoexistence.     

State and management of wetlands in Bangladesh

Wetlands are a vital link between land and water in Bangladesh. A majority of the people of Bangladesh are critically dependent on wetlands. In this paper, the values of wetlands, causes and effects of wetlands degradation, as well as the present wetlands management approach, are analyzed and recommendations for wetlands management are suggested based on participatory rural appraisal (PRA), field visit, personal experience, and existing literature and information. Wetlands play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of ecosystems, but wetlands habitat of Bangladesh is under constant threat due to increase of population, intensive agriculture, overfishing, siltation, pollution, ill-planned infrastructures, lack of institutional coordination, lack of awareness, etc. As a result biodiversity is reducing, many species of flora and fauna are threatened, wetlands-based ecosystem is degenerating, and the living conditions of local people are deteriorating as livelihoods, socioeconomic institutions, and cultural values are affected. Wetlands management is not addressed separately in water management activities of Bangladesh. In order to balance human needs and wetlands conservation, a mainly community-based wetlands management approach has been taken in Bangladesh, but this is not enough to prevent the degradation of wetlands. Therefore, Bangladesh now needs a comprehensive strategy combining political, economic, social, and technological approaches to stop further degradation of wetlands. Therefore, wetlands management should be incorporated into a system of integrated land and water use and, indeed, into the socioeconomic system of the country. Policies, strategies, and management plans for sustainable use and conservation of wetlands of Bangladesh must be based on solid knowledge and understanding of their ecological and socioeconomic functions and processes.     

福建省黑脸琵鹭的分布及栖息地现状

2003年3月~2006年4月,对福建省海岸湿地的黑脸琵鹭(Platalea minor)及其栖息地进行了研究。在福建省越冬的黑脸琵鹭约60~90只,每年迁徙停歇的种群数量在80只以上,黑脸琵鹭主要选择河口的滩涂湿地作为越冬和迁徙停歇地。栖息地的丧失和破坏是其面临的最大生存威胁。实施湿地保护和可持续利用工程,并帮助当地政府和民众寻找到发挥湿地更高经济效益的产业是保护黑脸琵鹭栖息地的重要途径。     

Local competitive effects of introduced Spartina alterniflora on Scirpus mariqueter at Dongtan of Chongming Island, the Yangtze River estuary and their potential ecological consequences

Dongtan of Chongming Island, Shanghai, China is a wetland of international importance, in which dominant vegetation is Scirpus mariqueter community that supports a great diversity of bird species. Spartina alterniflora, native to the eastern and gulf coasts of the USA, was intentionally introduced to the tidelands of Dongtan in May 2001. Field work were conducted at Dongtan from March 2002 to May 2003 to determine how introduced S. alterniflora affects S. mariqueter population dynamics. The results obtained here show that S. alterniflorahad strong competitive effects on S. mariqueter, and that the introduction of S. alterniflora to S. mariqueter community resulted in a significant decreases of S. mariqueter's abundance, coverage, seed and fresh corm output after two growing seasons. A concomitant consequence might be the decline in bird diversity. It is suggested that further introduction of S. alterniflora should be avoided to conserve the wetlands and their associated birds. A plan for controlling further spread of existing S. alterniflora populations in the Yangtze River estuary is urgently needed.     

Perspectives on Palaearctic and Nearctic bird migration; comparisons and overview of life-history and ecology of migrant passerines

In this paper we compare ecological attributes of tropical migrant passerines from the Nearctic and western Palaearctic, focusing particularly on habitat association patterns during both breeding and wintering seasons. Three regions were compared: Europe, western and eastern North America. Breeding bird census data from 32 studies (each including at least four stages of forest succession) were used to assess the association patterns of breeding habitats among tropical migrants. For each species we calculated an index of habitat diversity and habitat preference.
Tropical migrants preferred earlier successional stages than other birds in Europe. The opposite was true in eastern North America. In eastern North America, tropical migrants tended to be associated with a smaller range of serai stages than other passerine species. In their winter quarters, Palaearctic migrants live primarily in open habitats, such as savannas, whereas eastern Nearctic migrants make more frequent use of evergreen forests. Migrants from western North America show the greatest match between breeding and wintering habitats.
We relate the results to the taxonomy and probable history of contemporary avifaunas and vegetation formations of the Old and New World. Taxonomically, tropical migrants from different parts of the Holarctic are less closely related to each other than residents and short-distance migrants. Tropical and temperate avifaunas are more closely related to each other in the New World than in the Old World. Conservation implications of the between-continent differences are briefly discussed.     

Macroecology of habitat choice in long-distance migratory birds

Patterns of habitat choice in ecological communities are not only influenced by present-day selective forces but also by historical processes, such as the biogeographical history of the lineages they are composed of. Nevertheless, it has been very difficult to test historical factors. The possible tropical origin of long-distance migratory birds provides an opportunity for such a test. If habitat choice of long-distance migrants is inherited from their tropical ancestors then Nearctic long-distance migrants might have acquired their habitat choice from Neotropical forest species and European long-distance migrants from African savannah species. Here we use a macroecological approach to show that this hypothesis can be confirmed. Long-distance migrants in the Nearctic are found in forested habitat types, while those in Europe are found in open ones. In comparison, the habitat choice of residents and short-distance migrants (in genera without long-distance migration) does not differ between the Nearctic and Europe. These results demonstrate that habitat choice in temperate bird communities can be explained by the tropical history of long-distance migrants. Thus, habitat choice seems to be shaped not only by local mechanisms, but also by processes acting on much larger spatial and temporal scales.     

基于空间分带的崇明东滩水鸟适宜生境的时空动态分析

本文采用1990—2008年期间6期Landsat TM遥感影像的解译结果,基于ArcGIS空间分带方法并构建生境有利度指数,分析了崇明东滩水鸟适宜生境的时空动态。结果表明：（1）近20 a来,主要受自然湿地的围垦、堤内土地利用方式变化和堤外互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)入侵的影响,崇明东滩海三棱藨草(Scirpus mariqueter)群落（SMC）和养殖塘（AP）的数量特征变化较大,水鸟适宜生境的数量和结构经历了由自然生境到人工生境再到自然生境占支配地位的变化;（2）1990—2008年期间,SMC和AP生境有利度指数值的最高年份分别是1990和2003年,指数值的最低年份分别是2000和2008年;（3）1990s年代的大规模围垦以及互花米草的入侵,致使SMC生境的面积锐减,其主要分布范围从1990年的堤外1000—5000 m变为堤外0—3000 m处,导致SMC生境状况恶化;（4）大堤内AP生境是崇明东滩的重要水鸟生境类型,受堤内土地利用方式改变的影响,该生境2008年的生境有利度指数很低。崇明东滩鸟类生境的管理和保护不仅应重视自然湿地中的光滩与浅水区域,同时更应侧重于海三棱藨草群落和堤内养殖塘的管理和保护,其重点管理和保护范围可界定在堤外3000 m到堤内2000 m之间。崇明东滩水鸟生境的管理应实现多目标管理,维持各类适宜生境的足够面积和合理的空间布局,并在时间尺度上保持相对稳定,才能有效地保护各类水鸟种群及其生物多样性。