Mangrove Habitats in Zhanjiang of South China: A Potentially High-Risk Environment for Breeding Birds.

ABSTRACT: Nest predation is one of the most important causes of breeding failure in birds, and the risk of predation is closely related to nest site selection. To maximize site suitability, birds should choose safe locations for nest site to reduce the risk of nest predation. Mangroves and mudflats are very important feeding and wintering grounds for many birds; however, we still know little about the risk of nest predation experienced by birds breeding in mangrove habitats. From August to December 2019, we studied nest predation rates and predator types in mangroves by setting up artificial nest experiments in the Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve in Guangdong Province, south China. The results showed that the nest predation rates in the Jiulongshan mangrove area in the reserve were substa

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683603 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature