Positive Effects of Land Use Change on Wintering Bar-Headed Geese between 2010 and 2021.

ABSTRACT: Human-induced land use change often drives species losses, yet some species can derive benefits from particular land use changes. Thus, case studies of how specific land use changes affect population size for species of interest are essential to their conservation. In this study, wintering bar-headed geese in Caohai, in Guizhou Province in China, were fitted with satellite trackers to assess their use of different land types and the impact of land use changes occurring between 2010 and 2021. We found that bar-headed geese preferentially spent time in arable lands, grasslands, and open water; most foraging occurred in cropland (59.5%) and grasslands (26.4%), while resting occurred in open water (68.3%) and in grasslands (43.5%). The population of wintering bar-headed geese in Caohai increas

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature