The Purple Swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio)is a rare species with an extremely small range in China.From March to June in 2005 and 2006,we investigated the nest-site selection of the Purple Swamphen in the Guangdong Haif...The Purple Swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio)is a rare species with an extremely small range in China.From March to June in 2005 and 2006,we investigated the nest-site selection of the Purple Swamphen in the Guangdong Haifeng Avian Natural Reserve,China.Nests were bowlshaped or shallow cups with most of them constructed in hydrophyte clusters of Scirpus tabernaemontani.Distance to road and distance to water edge were significantly different between nest sites and non-nest sites and were important for determining nesting sites based on stepwise discriminant analysis.Our results suggest restoring and protecting the extant nesting areas is essential for effective conservation of the Purple Swamphen in China.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30770311)the Field Front Project of the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2010)the Field Station Foundation of the Guangdong Academy of Sciences(2005,2006,2008,2009)
文摘The Purple Swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio)is a rare species with an extremely small range in China.From March to June in 2005 and 2006,we investigated the nest-site selection of the Purple Swamphen in the Guangdong Haifeng Avian Natural Reserve,China.Nests were bowlshaped or shallow cups with most of them constructed in hydrophyte clusters of Scirpus tabernaemontani.Distance to road and distance to water edge were significantly different between nest sites and non-nest sites and were important for determining nesting sites based on stepwise discriminant analysis.Our results suggest restoring and protecting the extant nesting areas is essential for effective conservation of the Purple Swamphen in China.
