Status of the Xinjiang Ground Jay: population, breeding ecology and conservation

Ming, Ma

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“…Most of the records of alien animal species in Xinjiang were extracted from the “Biodiversity Assessment Report of Xinjiang” ( Yuan, Li & Lv, 2012 ) which contributed with its data to the Biodiversity Assessment Project of China. However, some alien animals were missing in this report as a result of incomplete knowledge on definition of “alien species.” Therefore, we followed the definition of alien species proposed by Richardson, Pyšek & Carlton (2011) , as “species have been moved beyond their native geographic range by human activity.” Records of animal species were then retrieved in Fishes of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China ( Guo, Zhang & Cai, 2012b ), A checklist on the distribution of the birds in Xinjiang ( Ma, 2011 ), and the Handbook of insects in Xinjiang ( Hu et al, 2013 ) to identify alien species according to the definition. Native or global distribution range of these species were recognized using the range descriptions in the Catalogue of Life ( Roskov et al, 2015 ), Global Invasive Species Database ( ISSG, 2014 ), and the Invasive Species Compendium ( CABI, 2014 ).…”

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Unveiling the status of alien animals in the arid zone of Asia

Zhang

Jiang

2016

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Biological invasion is one of the most threatening factors for biodiversity conservation. Lacking information on alien species in certain regions of the world hampers a balanced understanding of invasion processes and efficient data exchange among stakeholders. Current knowledge gaps are in need of urgent concern. We therefore conducted a review on alien animals in Xinjiang, an unknown region of invasion ecology. Xinjiang lies in the heartland of the Asian continent, covering an area of 1,664,900 km2. In the past 64 years, 128 alien animal species were recorded in this region, 39% of which became invasive and led to loss of native biodiversity. Most of these species were introduced through diversification of local agriculture and aquaculture. This process was aggravated by improving transportation and flourishing trade. Multiple linear regression models and correlation analysis were run for explaining influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors on status of alien animals: economically developed areas with abundant water resource, oases in particular, were prone to be hotspots of alien animal species in this arid and semi-arid region. This study also revealed that taxonomically biased and lagged research were critical problems that impeded studies on biological invasions in Xinjiang, and proposed feasible solutions.

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Unveiling the status of alien animals in the arid zone of Asia

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2016

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“…Since Hume (1874) and Przheval'skii (Prejevalsky, 1879) independently described this species, the Xinjiang Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi) has always been considered endemic in the basin of the Tarim River and its terminal, now dried-up, lake, Lop-nor. Przheval'skii named the species Podoces tarimensis on this belief, which is still supported by recent maps of recording locations (Ma, 2004;Ma and Kwok, 2004;Ma, 2011). These maps actually add the lower courses of independent tributaries of Lop-nor to the species' range, which is nevertheless still all within the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.…”

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“…There are thus reasons to suppose that Dunhuang Xihu Nature Reserve hosts a relict, isolated population of the Xinjiang Ground-jay. The nearest recent sightings, on the east side of Lop-nor, do not reach 91°30′E (Ma et al, 2011).…”

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“…Although this species rather than the other ground-jays may suggest the true desert bird because of more frequent occurrence on sand dunes, its nesting habits involve stands of desert poplars (Populus euphratica = P. diversifolia) and tamarisks (Tamarix spp.) (e.g., Ma, 2011). These plants are phreatophytes and thus, especially the poplars, are affected in their growth by the distance to groundwater (Gries et al, 2003).…”

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“…The wider-ranging Mongolian Ground Jay (Podoces hendersoni) is the only ground jay recorded in Ejina Basin (distribution map in Cheng, 1987) and the usual ground jay in Qaidam Basin, where a higher altitude results in a colder climate and more stunted vegetation, with few desert poplars. The two species have recently been found (Londei, 2011;Ma, 2011) where climate is not obviously different, but soil conditions may produce different vegetation. The current global climate warming, a possible reason for an observed eastward expansion of several bird species in Xinjiang (Ma, 2010), might favor the Xinjiang Ground Jay over the Mongolian Ground Jay by raising the groundwater level in the desert.…”

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About the geographic distribution of the Xinjiang Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi)

Londei¹

2013

Chinese Birds

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Considering a recent proposition on this journal that the endemic Xinjiang Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi) would be expanding its range to Qinghai and Gansu, a previously overlooked statement has been found in old literature suggesting that this species has occurred in Gansu at least since the 19th century. The phreatophytic vegetation this desert bird requires likely constrains its distribution. Therefore, although the desert expansion the current global climate warming is producing may make the Xinjiang Ground Jay expand its range, only well-preserved desert might be colonized. Future research in apparently suitable areas, at present inhabited by the Mongolian Ground Jay (P. hendersoni) instead, might make the ecology of these two mutually exclusive species better understood.

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First breeding record of the black‐headed penduline tit (Remiz macronyx) in China

Wang

Que

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Ecology and Evolution

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Penduline tits (Remiz) are small passerine species mainly distributed in Europe and Asia, which are famous for their elaborate nests and variable mating and parental care system (Bot et al., 2011;Persson & Öhrström, 1989). The black-headed penduline tit (R. macronyx) is the most variable and least-known member of this genus. It breeds in low-lying lakesides and riverbanks with stands of reeds (Phragmites) and reedmace (Typha) (Madge, 2020). Their nests are different from those of other penduline tit species, which are typically built between two reed stems in a reedbed but sometimes in a tree, depending on what is available (Bot & Van Dijk, 2009;Madge, 2020).The black-headed penduline tit is mainly distributed in Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan (Figure 1), where four subspecies are recognized, namely, macronyx, neglectus, nigricans, and ssaposhnikowi (Bot et al., 2011;Madge, 2020). The nominate subspecies (macronyx) occurs locally in reedbeds along rivers and lakes in southwestern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, northern and southeastern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and probably northeastern Afghanistan (Madge, 2020).The neglectus occurs along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea in northern Iran and southwestern Turkmenistan (Barani-Beiranvand & Aliabadian, 2012;Madge, 2020). Nigricans are distributed in southeastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan, but they are possibly extinct (Barani-Beiranvand & Aliabadian, 2012). The ssaposhnikowi is known to only occur around lakes (Balkhash, Sasykkol, Alakol, and

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Status of the Xinjiang Ground Jay: population, breeding ecology and conservation

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Unveiling the status of alien animals in the arid zone of Asia

Unveiling the status of alien animals in the arid zone of Asia

About the geographic distribution of the Xinjiang Ground Jay (Podoces biddulphi)

First breeding record of the black‐headed penduline tit (Remiz macronyx) in China

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