Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform protected area design and conserve mobile species

Choi, Chi-Yeung1,2,3,4; Peng, He-Bo4,5,6,7; He, Peng4; Ren, Xiao-Tong2; Zhang, Shen8; Jackson, Micha V.2; Gan, Xiaojing9; Chen, Ying10; Jia, Yifei11; Christie, Maureen12,13; Flaherty, Tony14; Leung, Kar-Sin Katherine15; Yy, Chenxing16; Murray, Nicholas J.17; Piersma, Theunis5,6,7; Fuller, Richard A.2; Ma, Zhijun4

2019-06

10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.025

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION   影响因子和分区

0006-3207

1873-2917

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of modern conservation. For PM that are established to conserve mobile species, it is important to cover all the key areas regularly used by these species. However, zonation and boundaries of PM have often been established with limited knowledge of animal movements, leaving the effectiveness of some PM doubtful. We used radio tracking data to evaluate the extent to which two coastal PM in mainland China encompassed the full range of habitats used by migratory shorebirds during non-breeding seasons. The core zone (highest restriction on human activities) of the Yalu Jiang Estuary National Nature Reserve (Liaoning) incorporated only 22 +/- 6% (n = 34) of the diurnal home range (95% kernel density) of the endangered great knots Calidris tenuirostris. In contrast, the core zone of Chongming Dongtan (Shanghai) incorporated 73 +/- 24% (n = 25) of the home range of dunlins Calidris alpina. During high tide, great knots in Yalu Jiang mostly occurred in the experimental zone (least restriction on human activities) or sometimes outside the PA boundary altogether, where the birds could face substantial threats. By investigating satellite tracking records, consulting published literature, interviewing local experts and mapping habitat composition in different coastal PM in China, we found that wet artificial supratidal habitats were frequently used by migratory shorebirds but the coverage of these habitats in coastal PM was low. These PA boundaries and/or zonations should be revised to conserve mobile species more effectively. With the increasing number of tracking studies, analysing the spatial relationships between PM and the movement ranges of mobile species can increasingly inform the development of a representative, comprehensive PA network.

East Asian-Australasian flyway Functional zone Movement ecology Tidal rhythm Wader Wetland

SCI

英语

第一

ARC[LP150101059]

Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences

WOS:000468718500008

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2.Univ Queensland, Sch Biol Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
3.Deakin Univ, Ctr Integrat Ecol, Geelong, Vic 3220, Australia
4.Fudan Univ, Shanghai Inst Ecochongming SIEC, Coastal Ecosyst Res Stn, Minist Educ,Key Lab Biodivers Sci & Ecol Engn, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
5.NIOZ Royal Netherlands Inst Sea Res, Dept Coastal Syst, POB 59, NL-1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands
6.Univ Utrecht, POB 59, NL-1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands
7.Univ Groningen, Conservat Ecol Grp, Groningen Inst Evolutionary Life Sci GELIFES, POB 11103, NL-9700 CC Groningen, Netherlands
8.Univ Queensland, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
9.8 Aringa Ave, Highton, Vic 3216, Australia
10.Fujian Agr & Forestry Univ, Forestry Postdoctoral Stn, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, Peoples R China
11.Beijing Forestry Univ, Sch Nat Conservat, Beijing, Peoples R China
12.Victorian Wader Study Grp, Carpenter Rocks, SA 5291, Australia
13.Friends Shorebirds SE, Carpenter Rocks, SA 5291, Australia
14.Adelaide & Mt Lofty Ranges Nat Resources Manageme, 205 Greenhill Rd, Eastwood, SA 5063, Australia
15.Broome Bird Observ, Australasian Wader Study Grp, Broome, Australia
16.King Mongkuts Univ Technol Thonburi, Conservat Ecol Program, Bangkok 10150, Thailand
17.UNSW, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Ctr Ecosyst Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Choi, Chi-Yeung,Peng, He-Bo,He, Peng,et al. Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform protected area design and conserve mobile species[J]. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,2019,234:64-71.

Choi, Chi-Yeung.,Peng, He-Bo.,He, Peng.,Ren, Xiao-Tong.,Zhang, Shen.,...&Ma, Zhijun.(2019).Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform protected area design and conserve mobile species.BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,234,64-71.

Choi, Chi-Yeung,et al."Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform protected area design and conserve mobile species".BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 234(2019):64-71.