The species richness of nonvolant mammals in Shennongjia Nature  Reserve,   Hubei Province, China: distribution patterns along elevational gradient

Li, Yiming; Yong, Ma; Jin-Yuan, Yang; YuHui, Yang; Xu, Long

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“…Moreover, two species of Niviventer, N. fulvescens and N. confucicianus, were found to widespread in the reserve, which were also the dominant species in planting areas of tea germplasms and bamboos, the forest of Tsuga chinensis, evergreen broadleaf forests, and deciduous broadleaf forests. Niviventer in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve was confirmed as the dominant species because of its high proportion in all habitats (Li et al, 2003b), which is consistent with the results of this study. The E. melanogaster became the dominant species in highaltitude habitats, suggesting that different species vary in environmental adaptability.…”

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Features of Rodent Species Diversity in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China

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2023

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Authors' Contribution YL and PX conceived and designed the study. PX and YL conducted field survey. SZ performed the satellite image interpretation. YL, PX and BL analyzed the data and drafted this manuscript. Key words Wuyi mountain area, Rodents, Diversity index, Similarity index, Live traps methodRodents are important components of animal communities in forest ecosystems. This study investigated rodent species diversity in Jiangxi Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve of China in 2014-2015. Rodents were trapped at nine selected sampling sites varying in altitude for evaluating their diversity. Consequently, 16 rodent species belonging to eight families were recorded. Out of 376 individuals of rodent species trapped (capture rate = 4.7%), Apodemus agrarius, Eothenomys melanogaster, Niviventer fulvescens and N. confucicianus were identified as dominant species with relative abundances over 10%, in which N. fulvescens and N. confucicianus were trapped in eight and seven habitat types, respectively, indicating a larger altitude span of their distribution ranges. Bamboo planting areas were found to possess more rodent species than other habitats. Crocidura Dracula, Micromys minutus, Lepus sinensis, A. agrarius, Rattus nitidu, Tamiops swinhoei and R. norvegicus were each trapped in only one habitat. Among habitats, bamboo planting areas showed the highest diversity index and richness index of rodent community, while farmland harbored the highest dominance index and lowest diversity index. Rodent communities were classified into three categories, namely meadow type, forest type, and farmland type. The present study provides a comprehensive inventory of rodent species diversity of the reserve, and is of great significance in the protection and construction of biodiversity in the forest ecosystem of Wuyi Mountain area.

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Features of Rodent Species Diversity in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China

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2023

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Seasonal variation of diet and food availability in a group of Sichuan snub‐nosed monkeys in Shennongjia Nature Reserve, China

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American J Primatol

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We studied the diet and food availability of a group of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys for 14 months (July 2003 to September 2004, except for February) in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve, China. This species is primarily a lichen eater, with lichens (Usneaceae) accounting for 43.28% of feeding records (n=3,452). Other food types in the diet were young leaves (28.71%), fruits or seeds (14.57%), buds (5.36%), mature leaves (3.51%), herbs (2.09%), bark (1.36%), and flowers (1.13%). The monkeys used 23 plant species. Their diet showed a complicated seasonal variation: the monthly diet varied from primarily lichens in November-April, to a mixture of leaves and lichens in May-July, to a mixture of fruits or seeds and lichens in August-October (the latter depended on annual fruit and seed availability). The proportion of fruits or seeds in the diet was negatively correlated with that of lichens, which suggests that the monkeys prefer fruits or seeds to lichens when all of these items are available. The fruit or seed availability varied greatly between the two study years. The proportion of lichens, young leaves, flowers, and fruits or seeds in the diet was positively associated with their availability. The monkeys appeared to be selective feeders. They preferred 10 tree species for plant parts, and nine tree species for lichens. The selection index of tree species for lichens was positively related to lichen coverage per branch on tree species, demonstrating that the monkeys preferred tree species with abundant lichens, as well as dead trees for lichens. The results suggest that dead-tree harvesting in the reserve could significantly reduce the quality of habitat for these monkeys, and should therefore be prohibited. Connus controversa, Cerasus discadenia, Salix willichiana, and Malus halliana should be conserved as top priority species because the monkeys preferred them for both their vegetative parts and the lichens that grow on them.

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Shen

2021

The Outstanding Universal Value and Conservation of Hubei Shennongjia

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The species richness of nonvolant mammals in Shennongjia Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China: distribution patterns along elevational gradient

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Features of Rodent Species Diversity in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China

Features of Rodent Species Diversity in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China

Seasonal variation of diet and food availability in a group of Sichuan snub‐nosed monkeys in Shennongjia Nature Reserve, China

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