云南大理古城牛背鹭与其竞争种的巢空间生态位分化动态研究

牛背鹭（Bubulcus ibis）作为入侵物种由非洲向美洲的扩散得到了广泛关注,然而牛背鹭与其竞争物种之间的巢空间生态位分化动态尚不明确。为了解牛背鹭与其他混群繁殖鹭类的巢空间生态位分化动态,2012、2016和2021年春夏季,对中国云南大理古城繁殖鹭类的群落结构和巢空间分布进行了调查。结果表明,2012和2016年中国云南大理古城繁殖鹭类群落的组成物种均为牛背鹭、夜鹭（Nycticorax nycticorax）和白鹭（Egretta garzetta）,其中夜鹭为优势鸟种;2021年繁殖群落增加了中白鹭（Ardea intermedia）,且牛背鹭变为优势鸟种。从2016年到2021年群落巢密度增加,其中牛背鹭的巢密度明显增加,夜鹭和白鹭巢密度均减少。对比2016和2021年牛背鹭、夜鹭和白鹭3种鹭的巢空间生态位宽度数值的变化,发现牛背鹭利用的巢空间生态位更泛化,而夜鹭和白鹭更特化;巢空间生态位重叠值变化表明,2021年牛背鹭对夜鹭、白鹭的巢址竞争比2016年的更激烈,而且2021年牛背鹭与夜鹭之间的巢址竞争比牛背鹭与白鹭之间的更激烈。研究表明,在2012、2016和2021年,在大理古城鹭类繁殖地中,牛背鹭在与比自身个体大的夜鹭的竞争中胜出,群落优势鸟种由夜鹭变为牛背鹭,繁殖鹭类的群落结构和生态位分化均发生了明显变化。     

浙江五峙山列岛黄嘴白鹭的巢位选择研究

黄嘴白鹭(Egretta eulophotes)是全球性受威胁鸟类。2005年7月, 我们在浙江五峙山列岛对黄嘴白鹭的巢位选择进行了研究, 共测量了74个巢。研究发现, 在0.99 hm2的馒头山小岛上, 黄嘴白鹭的巢呈聚集性分布, 平均巢间距为119.6 cm, 最小巢间距为15 cm。黄嘴白鹭对巢位具有明显的选择性, 优先选择在灌丛, 尤其是那些相对较高的灌丛(高于50 cm)下营巢, 其次是较低的灌木(低于64 cm)内部和草丛上。多数巢存在遮蔽物。避风和遮荫是黄嘴白鹭巢位选择的主要要求。台风是决定五峙山列岛黄嘴白鹭巢位选择的最主要因素, 而高灌木的数量直接影响五峙山列岛黄嘴白鹭的繁殖成功和今后的资源状况。     

四川南充太和鹭科鸟类群落空间生态位和种间关系

本文应用空间生态位理论,分析了四川南充太和白鹭自然保护区慈竹林内鹭类繁殖季节的群落结构,对影响鹭类混群繁殖时空分布的因素及各种群间的相互关系进行了探讨.结果 表明:南充太和白鹭自然保护区栖息有白鹭Egetta garzetta、夜鹭Nycticoraxny cticorax、牛背鹭Bubulcus ibis和池鹭Araeola bacchus 4种鹭类种群.4种鹭类具有明显的水平和垂直分布现象,白鹭、夜鹭的水平生态位宽度较大,在垂直生态位宽度上白鹭、夜鹭、牛背鹭都较大,池鹭的最小;生态位重叠值以白鹭-夜鹭间的最高,夜鹭-池鹭间的最小;4种鹭间的聚类分析结果普遍较高.     

云南大理古城3种繁殖鹭类的巢空间隔离

集群繁殖的鹭类通过时间或空间上的筑巢活动隔离来减少物种间的竞争压力。2012年2—5月对云南大理古城市区同质林内的3种鹭巢进行了直接计数和空间定位,研究了混群鹭巢的空间隔离分化。结果表明:大理古城的繁殖鹭类有夜鹭Nycticorax nycticorax、牛背鹭Bubulcus ibis和白鹭Egretta garzetta 3种,巢数分别为195个、132个和112个。与自然繁殖地中的鹭巢水平分化不同,3种鹭类的巢在东西和南北水平方向上均没有显著分化;在垂直方向和巢距主干距离上的分化差异均有统计学意义(P<0.01)。夜鹭巢的分布最为集中,表现为夜鹭在东西水平方向、垂直方向和巢距主干距离上均为生态位宽度值最小的物种。因为较大的体型和较早的迁入日期,夜鹭集中占据了高位和主干上的有利巢位。通过物种间生态位宽度重叠值的比较,发现没有任何2种鹭类的巢在所研究的4个空间方向上发生明显重叠,说明3个物种间巢位的空间分化较为精细。     

鹭与蚊之间的关系

1960年在宜昌市桃花岭发现一个由池鹭(Ardeola bacchus)、小白鹭(Egretta garzetta garzetta)、夜鹭(Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax)组成的大鹭群,前者占优势,小白鹭次之,夜鹭较少。 在我们观察前二者繁殖习性时发现在池鹭和白鹭育雏期间,恰是蚊类活跃盛期,当雏鸟留巢时,观察到吸血蚊类经常飞至雏鸟巢中或绕巢飞行,为了探明蚊类与鹭之间的关系,特决定以留巢雏鸟进行诱蚊试验,从6月28日至8月7日,分别以小白鹭、池鹭孵出之不满20日龄的雏鸟为诱饵,置诱饵雏鸟一只于方     

河北唐海湿地四种鹭的种群动态和繁殖空间生态位

2004年8月—2005年7月对河北唐海湿地夜鹭(Nycticoraxnycticorax)、白鹭(Egtettagarzetta)、池鹭(Ardeolabacchus)、大白鹭(Casmerodiusalbus)的种群动态和繁殖行为进行了观察,并对巢群关系进行了研究。统计了4种鹭垂直和水平巢位的巢密度,计算了不同种鹭巢的生态位重叠、生态位宽度值。结果4种鹭在唐海数量最多月份为4—9月,最大量达到了近5800只。共有Ⅰ、Ⅱ两个巢区,迁来Ⅱ区时间较Ⅰ区晚半个月左右。除池鹭外,3种鹭之间均有争巢现象,后期趋于稳定。迫于密度压力和竞争,部分白鹭和池鹭取食范围较广。除大白鹭外,其他3种鹭同种间均有混交现象。在混巢区,夜鹭迁来最早,数量最大,为优势种,多数占据中心区的顶巢;大白鹭数量最少,亦占据中心区的顶巢;白鹭迁来较晚,占据中位巢;池鹭迁来最晚,数量较白鹭少,多数在边缘区单独筑巢,少数在中心区占下位巢。白鹭巢的垂直生态位最宽;夜鹭巢的水平生态位最宽;池鹭巢的综合空间生态位最宽。池鹭和夜鹭巢位的空间格局最为相似,池鹭和白鹭的生态位重叠较大。夜鹭的数量最多、大白鹭的个体最大,导致其处于优势;白鹭和池鹭数量少、个体小,导致其处于劣势。唐海湿地内丰富的食物和适宜的林带是鹭鸟密度较大的主要原因。此外,鹭类只筑巢在散布的、双行杨树林带均高为22m以上区域,是该地鹭类巢区的主要特点。     

芜湖市及附近地区三种鹭鸟巢址特征

2005年,对芜湖市及附近地区4个营巢地的3种主要营巢鹭鸟--白鹭(Egretta garzetta)、夜鹭(Nycticorax nycticorax)和池鹭(Ardeola bacchus)的巢址特征进行了抽样调查,选取了11个巢址变量,即营巢树种、巢高、巢树高、巢上方郁闭度、巢周围1m半径内植被郁闭度、巢树胸径、巢离树干距离、巢下最大支撑枝直径、巢离巢区边缘的距离、坡位、巢位海拔,运用单因素方差分析和主成分分析方法研究3种鹭乌的巢址特征.结果表明,巢位因子、巢树因子、保护因子、坡位因子等4个主成分描述了3种鹭鸟的巢址特征,其贡献率分别为25.51%、24.42%、13.19%和12.32%.影响鹭鸟巢址选择的最主要因素是微栖息地适合度和巢捕食压力.     

海南3种鹭越冬行为的比较

于2004年1～2月选择了3种鹭类作为研究对象,采用瞬时扫描观察的方法,就其越冬行为差异进行了比较。3种鹭昼间主要行为有所不同,苍鹭(Ardea cinerea)主要以站立和休息为主,白鹭(Egretta garzetta)主要以取食和休息为主,而大白鹭(E.alba)主要以站立和取食为主。本文对3种鹭的取食行为进行了比较分析,3种鹭的取食行为比例从高到低依次为白鹭(40%～60%)、大白鹭(20%～40%)和苍鹭(0.1%以下)。最后,对3种鹭不同的取食对策进行了讨论。     

浙江舟山五峙山列岛夏季繁殖水鸟资源及其分布动态

1989～2007年,对浙江舟山五峙山列岛自然保护区繁殖水鸟进行调查和监测,记录繁殖水鸟的种类、数量、分布及其繁殖生态。在五峙山列岛繁殖的水鸟主要有黑尾鸥Larus crassirostris、黄嘴白鹭Egretta eulophotes、小白鹭E.garzetta、中白鹭Mesophoyx intermedia、大凤头燕鸥Sterna bergii、黑枕燕鸥S.sumatrana和蛎鹬Haematopus ostralegus等7种。自1988年保护区建立以来,尤其是近年来,五峙山列岛繁殖水鸟的种类和珍稀鸟类黄嘴白鹭的繁殖数量呈上升趋势,其中黄嘴白鹭和大凤头燕鸥大繁殖群的出现大大提高了保护区的保护价值,不同年份间鸟类总体数量保持相对稳定。五峙山列岛繁殖水鸟的资源和分布动态呈现两个值得关注的现象:一方面,由于繁殖资源限制,繁殖种类间存在竞争替换;另一方面,不同繁殖年间繁殖水鸟在不同岛屿的分布数量存在较大的波动。其内在的影响因素值得进一步探讨,这对有针对性地制订保护和管理对策,降低黄嘴白鹭的竞争压力,最大限度地提高保护区繁殖水鸟的多样性具有重要价值。     

次生落叶阔叶林鹭类营巢地生境特征

2006年4月至6月对河南省确山县石磙河乡小王沟村的鹭类营巢地的生境特征进行了研究.在所设置的4条样线上共测定55个样方,其中利用样方32个,测定其15个生态因子;对照样方23个,测定其9个生态因子.该营巢地为池鹭Ardeola bacchus、白鹭Egretta garzetta、牛背鹭Bubucus ibis的混群营巢地,以池鹭占绝对优势,营巢以本地的优势树种栓皮栎为主.鹭巢的乔木冠层空间位置,垂直空间上主要选择乔冠上位和中位,水平空间上主要选择乔冠内部和中部.分析表明,小王沟鹭类营巢地的生境特征是:①乔木形态因子:乔木密度较低,乔木高大;②林相因子:灌木盖度较低的纯栓皮栎林分;③地理因子:阳坡和半阳坡的下坡位.     

Cattle egrets are less able to cope with light refraction than are other herons

The majority of heron species (Aves, Ardeidae) forage on aquatic prey in shallow water. Prey detection, aiming and the beginning of the capture strikes are performed while the heron's eyes are above water. For most angles, as a result of air/water light refraction, the apparent image available to a heron is vertically displaced from the prey's real position. Herons must therefore correct for refraction. We tested the hypothesis that species that forage in aquatic habitats should be more able to correct for image disparity than those of terrestrial habitats. The ability of hand-reared herons of four species to capture stationary prey (fish) underwater (submerged) or in air (aerial) was tested. Three species (little egret Egretta garzetta, squacco heron Ardeola ralloides, and night heron Nycticorax nycticorax) normally forage in aquatic habitats while the fourth (cattle egret Bubulcus ibis) forages in terrestrial habitats. No individuals missed aerial prey. Success rates of little egrets and of squacco herons with submerged prey were high, while night herons became less successful with increased prey depth and/or distance. In cattle egrets, success rate was low and negatively correlated with prey depth. The observed interspecific differences may thus be related to (1) differential ability to correct for air/water light refraction and (2) the species' foraging behaviour. We suggest that cattle egrets are in the process of losing their ability to cope with submerged prey. Copyright 1999 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.     

紫蓬山区三种鹭雏鸟的食物多样性比较

池鹭(Ａｒｄｅｏｌａｂａｃｃｈｕｓ)、白鹭(Ｅｇｒｅｔｔａｇａｒｚｅｔｔａ)和夜鹭(Ｎｙｃｔｉｃｏｒａｘｎｙｃｔｉｃｏｒａｘ)4～7月在紫蓬山区国家级森林公园集群繁殖[7]。有关三者的繁殖生态报道较多[6,10～12,23],但甚少较系统的研究雏鸟的食性,尚缺乏通过食性研究进行鹭类资源管理和生物多样性保护方面的探讨。笔者1996年4～7月在紫蓬山区国家级森林公园的圆通山对池鹭、白鹭和夜鹭雏鸟的食性进行了观察,整理报道如下。1　工作方法收集称量雏鸟吐出的食物[13],或逆向挤压嗉囊使其吐出食物,统计食物的种类、数量。食物量百分比、食物…     

农田中三种鹭科鸟类日取食动态研究

2007年春、夏季,采用瞬时扫描取样法和焦点动物取样法,在广西北伦河口国家级自然保护区的农田进行池鹭Ardeola bacchuss、白鹭Egretta garzetta和牛背鹭Bubulcus ibis日取食动态研究。结果表明3种鹭在各个时间段内的取食个体数、取食时间存在较大差异,其取食个体的日变动均呈现较规则的"U"型。池鹭和牛背鹭各时间段内的取食个体数、休息个体数、休息时间差异极显著(F>F0.01),取食时间差异显著(F>F0.05)。池鹭和白鹭的取食时间和休息时间差异显著(F>F0.05),各时间段内的取食个体数、休息个体数呈不显著差异(FF0.05),而取食时间和休息时间差异不显著(F相似文献   

Phosphorus and nitrogen in wetlands with and without egret colonies

Abstract Colonially nesting birds have been implicated in the destruction of their nest site vegetation, the most likely mechanism being through an overload or imbalance of soil nutrients. The numbers of egrets in coastal New South Wales colonies have increased rapidly in the second half of this century since cattle egrets (Ardeola ibis) were introduced. This species now nests colonially with three native species: great (Egretta alba), intermediate (Egretta intermedia) and little egrets (Egretta garzetta). Thus there is potential for more rapid degradation of the colony site. We measured the levels of phosphorus in surface sediments, and phosphorus and nitrogen in water at eight colony site wetlands, and compared each to four other wetlands in the same region where there were no egret colonies. We conclude that levels of both nutrients were elevated in colony wetlands. The implications of this result for death of colony site vegetation and the conservation of the three native egret species are briefly discussed.     

Head stabilization in herons

We examined head stabilization in relation to body mass and length of legs in four heron species (little egrets, Egretta garzetta; night herons, Nycticorax nycticorax; squacco herons, Ardeola ralloides; and cattle egrets, Bubulcus ibis: Aves: Ardeidae). Head stabilization, under controlled, sinusoidal, perch perturbations was mostly elicited at frequencies lower than 1 Hz. Maximal perturbation amplitudes sustained were positively correlated with leg length and maximal perturbation frequencies sustained were negatively correlated with body mass and with leg length. The species differed significantly in average maximal perturbation amplitudes sustained. Combinations of amplitude and frequency for which stabilization was achieved were bounded by a decreasing concave "envelope" curve in the frequency-amplitude plane, with inter specific differences in "envelope". As physical constraints, we tested maximal vertical acceleration, which translates into a line defined by the product of frequency2 x amplitude, and maximal vertical velocity, which translates into a line defined by the product of frequency x amplitude. Both relations were in good agreement with the experimental results for all but squacco herons. The results support predictions based on mechanical considerations and may explain the predominance of motor patterns employed by herons while foraging.     

三种重金属元素在鹭卵中富集特征的初步研究

2004年4～6月,采集了合肥地区大蜀山、肥西圆通山、肥东太子山集群繁殖的夜鹭、小白鹭、池鹭和牛背鹭鸟卵及组织样品,用原子吸收法测定了卵壳、内容物及组织中Cd、Pb、Cr的残留量.结果表明,4种鹭卵壳、内容物及组织的绝大多数样品中均检出相当高水平的Cd、Pb和Cr残留量,且卵壳和骨骼是重金属富集的主要场所,表明通过卵壳可以排出体内部分重金属污染物.卵壳中重金属显著高于卵内容物,卵壳中重金属残留量为Cr＞Pb＞Cd,4种鹭卵壳中重金属残留量的种间差异都极其显著,Cr残留水平的种间波动幅度最大,池鹭卵壳中的最高,牛背鹭的最低;Pb的种间波动幅度相对较小,Cd的种间波动幅度最小;而卵内容物中3种重金属残留量的种间差异都不显著,Cr残留量种间波动幅度最大,池鹭卵内容物中,Cr含量最高,牛背鹭卵内容物中没有检出;Pb的种间波动幅度相对较小,Cd的种间波动幅度最小.由于鹭的卵壳取样容易,可用作重金属污染物的指示物,监测和评价湿地生态系统中重金属的污染状况.     

Natural infections of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae) in wild herons and egrets, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Nycticorax nycticorax, Ardea cinerea, Egretta garzetta, and Egretta intermedia were naturally infected with Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae) among fourteen wild herons, seven wild egrets and one wild bittern evaluated at the Veterinary Hospital of Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. The latter three species of heron and egrets are reported for the first time as definitive hosts of this parasite in Japan.     

Long-term trends of heron and egret populations in Italy, and the effects of climate, human-induced mortality, and habitat on population dynamics

Factors affecting bird population dynamics include climate, harvesting by humans, and habitat changes. Here, we describe the long-term (1972–2006) population trends of seven heron species in NW Italy, an area holding important European breeding populations of these species. Grey (Ardea cinerea), purple (Ardea purpurea), and squacco (Ardeola ralloides) herons, and little egrets (Egretta garzetta) exhibited a strong logistic increase, leveling off around year 2000 at 3–23 times their initial level. Black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) began by increasing like the former species but then dropped to initial levels. Such trends were found to be influenced by several candidate ecological factors, as assessed by ARIMA models. Specifically, grey herons increased following a decrease in human-induced mortality, as quantified by an index of hunting pressure, and an increase in winter temperatures. Little egrets increased mainly with the increase of the extent of ricefields, whereas squacco herons increased with increasing rainfall in the African wintering range. Black-crowned night herons were also positively affected by increasing African rainfall, but only during 1972–1988, whereas in later years competition with other herons could have affected the species’ decline. The improved protection of colony sites by special reserves was unlikely to be the primary trigger of the observed increase, although obviously important for the long-term population persistence. In conclusion, our study shows that heron populations of southern Europe are sensitive to environmental and climatic changes, as well as to temporal variation in human disturbance and changes in foraging habitats, though the importance of the different factors differs among species.