Nesting Habitat Suitability of the Kentish Plover in the Arid Lands of Xinjiang, China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the main ecological factors of the nesting habitat of shorebirds is of great significance in relation to their protection and habitat management. Habitat loss and change due to a lack of water threaten the biodiversity of shorebirds, with impacts likely to be most pronounced in arid lands. We collected the data of 144 nesting sites and 10 ecological factors during the breeding season from April to July each year in 2019 and 2020 in nine river districts in Xinjiang. The MaxEnt model was applied to assess the suitability of nesting habitats for Kentish plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) in the study area to examine the main factors affecting their nesting habitat. The most suitable nesting habitats are mostly distributed in plain reservoirs in the middle part of the North

SUBMITTER: Ding P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature