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ArticleScientific reports2017

Habitat-dependent changes in vigilance behaviour of Red-crowned Crane influenced by wildlife tourism.

Donglai Li, Yu Liu, Xinghai Sun, Huw Lloyd, Shuyu Zhu, Shuyan Zhang, Dongmei Wan, Zhengwang Zhang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Donglai LiProvincal Key Laboratory of Animal Resource and Epidemic Disease Prevention, College of Life Sciences, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P.R. China.
Yu LiuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P.R. China.
Xinghai SunProvincal Key Laboratory of Animal Resource and Epidemic Disease Prevention, College of Life Sciences, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P.R. China.
Huw LloydDivision of Biology and Conservation Ecology, School of Science and Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom.
Shuyu ZhuYellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Bureau, Dongying City, Shandong, 257200, China.
Shuyan ZhangYellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Bureau, Dongying City, Shandong, 257200, China.
Dongmei WanProvincal Key Laboratory of Animal Resource and Epidemic Disease Prevention, College of Life Sciences, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P.R. China.
Zhengwang ZhangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P.R. China. zzw@bnu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Endangered Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) is one of the most culturally iconic and sought-after species by wildlife tourists. Here we investigate how the presence of tourists influence the vigilance behaviour of cranes foraging in Suaeda salsa salt marshes and S. salsa/Phragmites australis mosaic habitat in the Yellow River Delta, China. We found that both the frequency and duration of crane vigilance significantly increased in the presence of wildlife tourists. Increased frequency in crane vigilance only occurred in the much taller S. salsa/P. australis mosaic vegetation whereas the duration of vigilance showed no significant difference between the two habitats. Crane vigilance declined with increasing distance from wildlife tourists in the two habitats, with a minimum distance of disturbance triggering a high degree of vigilance by cranes identified at 300 m. The presence of wildlife tourists may represent a form of disturbance to foraging cranes but is habitat dependent. Taller P. australis vegetation serves primarily as a visual obstruction for cranes, causing them to increase the frequency of vigilance behaviour. Our findings have important implications for the conservation of the migratory red-crowned crane population that winters in the Yellow River Delta and can help inform visitor management.

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Animals, WildBehavior, AnimalBirdsEcosystemHuman ActivitiesAnimalsChina

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PMID29192203
PMCPMC5709511

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