Zhi Yijin, Shao Mingqin* and Li Quanjiang
...areas. Three small-sized shorebirds are recorded in each water depth category. Both spotted redshank Tringa erythropus and common greenshank Tringa nebularia have high water depth niche breadth (> 0.7), with high tolerance to water level variation; both species segregate spatially to reduce competition. Of mid- and large-sized wading birds, the Eurasian spoonbill prefers V-grade waters and has a narrow water depth niche breadth. The water dept...
Zeng Jianhui, Shao Mingqin*, Zhi Yijin and Yang Fucheng
...015 to 2020, a survey of shorebirds in 13 sampled areas of Nanji Wetland National Nature Reserve of Poyang Lake was conducted to study the spatial–temporal distribution and niche separation of shorebirds over 6 years. Three families and 11 species were recorded. Scolopacidae had the highest number of species (7), which accounted for 63.64% of all species of shorebirds surveyed. From ...
