Habitat Use of Waterbirds in Coastal Wetland on Leizhou Peninsula, China

Zou, Fasheng; Yang, Qiongfang; Dahmer, Tom; Cai, Junxing; Zhang, Wei

doi:10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[459:huowic]2.0.co;2

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“…Most of the restoration attempts were proven to be unsuccessful due to the severity of inundation stress on bare mudflats [74]. In addition, this kind of restoration would decrease species richness and abundance of water birds because the mudflat area outside mangrove forests is the major foraging site for migratory waterbirds [9,27,75], as well as having more frequent inundation. Third, mangrove restoration projects have so far focused on a low diversity of species to satisfy forest production and economic interests.…”

Section: The Effectiveness Of Mangrove Conservation Actionsmentioning

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Can Strict Protection Stop the Decline of Mangrove Ecosystems in China? From Rapid Destruction to Rampant Degradation

Wang

Lee

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Forests

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China has lost about 50% of its mangrove forests from 1950 to 2001. Since 2001, mangrove forest area has increased by 1.8% per year due to strict protection of the remaining mangrove forests and large-scale restoration. By 2019, 67% of the mangrove forests in China had been enclosed within protected areas (PAs). In terms of the proportion of PAs of mangrove forests, China has achieved the conservation target of “Nature Needs Half”. The ongoing degradation of mangrove forests was assessed at the species, population, community and ecosystem levels. The results show that despite the strict protection, the remaining mangrove forests are suffering extensive degradation due to widespread anthropogenic disturbance. Of the 26 mangrove species, 50% are threatened with extinction, a proportion higher than the average for all higher plants in China (10.8%). Local extinction of some common species like Bruguiera gymnorhiza is widespread. About 53% of the existing mangrove areas were dominated by low-intertidal pioneer species. Consequently, the carbon stock in vegetation has decreased by 53.1%, from 21.8 Tg C in the 1950s to 10.2 Tg C in 2019. Meanwhile, there is an estimated 10.8% concomitant decrease in the carbon sequestration rate. The root cause for this degradation in China is seawall construction because most mangroves are outside seawalls in China. Without fundamental changes in protection and restoration strategies, mangrove forests in China will continue to degrade in spite of strict protection and large-scale restoration. Future mangrove conservation effort should aim to preserve the diversity of both the biota and the ecological processes sustaining the mangrove ecosystem. A few suggestions to raise the effectiveness of mangrove conservation actions were provided.

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Section: The Effectiveness Of Mangrove Conservation Actionsmentioning

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Can Strict Protection Stop the Decline of Mangrove Ecosystems in China? From Rapid Destruction to Rampant Degradation

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Lee

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“…Southern China is an important wintering area for migratory birds, for example the Haifeng wetland in eastern Guandong, the Futian and Mai Po wetlands in southeastern Guangdong, and coastal wetlands in the Leizhou Peninsula in southern Guangdong (Wang et al., 1993; Hu et al., 2011; Zou et al., 2006). Southern China is one of the major animal agricultural systems in China.…”

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Lessons from Emergence of A/Goose/Guangdong/1996‐Like H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses and Recent Influenza Surveillance Efforts in Southern China

Wan

2012

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Summary Southern China is proposed as an influenza epicentre. At least two of the three pandemics in the last century, including 1957 and 1968 influenza pandemics, originated from this area. In 1996, A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (H5N1), the precursor of currently circulating highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) was identified in farmed geese in southern China. These H5N1 HPAIVs have been spread across Asia, Europe and Africa and poses a continuous threat to both animal and human health. However, how and where this H5N1 HPAIV emerged are not fully understood. In the past decade, many influenza surveillance efforts have been carried out in southern China, and our understanding of the genetic diversity of non-human influenza A viruses in this area has been much better than ever. Here, the historical and first-hand experimental data on A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996(H5N1)-like HPAIVs are reviewed within the context of the findings from recent surveillance efforts on H5N1 HPAIVs and other non-human influenza A viruses. Such a retrospective recapitulation suggests that long-term and systematic surveillance programmes should continue to be implemented in southern China that the wet markets on the animal–human interface shall be the priority area and that the surveillance on the animal species bridging the interface between wildlife and domestic animal populations and the interface between the aquatics and territories shall be the strengthened.

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“…Over 80% of shorebirds at Leizhou Peninsula were recorded on intertidal flats, which proved to be the most important habitat for shorebirds. This means that the locations of proposed mangrove plantations must be considered with respect to conservation of intertidal flats when planning recovery of lost mangrove areas, as suggested by Zou et al (2006).…”

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“…The first species record on Leizhou Peninsula was made during this study, demonstrating the importance of Leizhou Peninsular is a staging area for shorebirds. Many mangrove forests have been destroyed and fragmented to enable economic development in Leizhou (Zou et al, 2006). Stopping the losses of mangroves and tidal flats is the first important measure for conservation of shorebirds.…”

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“…The reserve was added to the Ramsar list of Wetlands of International Importance in 2002. Zou et al (2006) noted that the location of Leizhou Peninsula in the East Asian-Australasian flyway of migratory birds contributes to its importance as a staging site for migrants. They found that birds were abundant on intertidal flat, which supported 69% of all birds and 81% of all migrants.…”

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Habitat Use of Waterbirds in Coastal Wetland on Leizhou Peninsula, China

Cited by 14 publications

References 2 publications

Can Strict Protection Stop the Decline of Mangrove Ecosystems in China? From Rapid Destruction to Rampant Degradation

Can Strict Protection Stop the Decline of Mangrove Ecosystems in China? From Rapid Destruction to Rampant Degradation

Lessons from Emergence of A/Goose/Guangdong/1996‐Like H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses and Recent Influenza Surveillance Efforts in Southern China

The effects of benthos and wetland area on shorebird abundance and species richness in coastal mangrove wetlands of Leizhou Peninsula, China

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