Journal of Ecology and Environment

The Ecological Society of Korea (한국생태학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Effects of habitat conditions in created wetlands on sustaining wintering waterfowl in riverine plains, Nakdong River, South Korea

  • Received : 2015.03.19
  • Accepted : 2015.06.18
  • Published : 2015.08.28
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The landscape setting of a habitat strongly influences the distribution, abundance, and species composition of waterfowl. Thus, habitat assessment is very important to understand the habitat characteristics that sustain waterfowl assemblages. In this study, we hypothesized that the excessive use of artificial materials when new wetlands are constructed negatively influences wintering waterfowl. To test this hypothesis, we measured environmental factors, assessed habitat, and investigated waterfowl at 13 artificial wetlands in the Nakdong River Basin. There were greater numbers of waterfowl species and individuals in artificial wetlands with high habitat assessment scores. In contrast, environmental factors did not affect waterfowl distribution. In particular, features of natural habitats, such as macrophytes and sandbars, and the surrounding land-use patterns were important factors for sustaining waterfowl assemblages in each created wetland. Our results show that promoting naturalness in wetlands and surrounding areas would increase the species diversity and abundance of waterfowl. Further, complex habitats, such as wetlands and some terrestrial habitats, support both aquatic and terrestrial species because mixed habitats feature a larger array of food sources than more limited habitats do.

Keywords

References

  1. Adamik P, Kornan M, Vojtek J. 2003. The effect of habitat structure on guild patterns and the foraging strategies of insectivorous birds in forests. Biologia Bratisl 58: 275-286.
  2. Askins RA. 2000. Restoring North America's Birds: Lessons from Landscape Ecology. 2nd Ed. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
  3. Bennett JW, Bolen EG. 1978. Stress response in wintering Green-winged Teal. J Wildl Manag 81-86.
  4. Bibby CJ, Burgess NB, Hill D, Mustoe S. 2000. Bird Census Techniques. 2nd Ed. Academic press, London.
  5. Boulinier T, Nichols JD, Hines JE, Sauer JR, Flather CH, Pollock KH. 2001. Forest fragmentation and bird community dynamics: inference at regional scales. Ecology 82: 1159-1169. https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1159:FFABCD]2.0.CO;2
  6. Bowman GB, Harris LD. 1980. Effect of spatial heterogeneity on ground-nest depredation. J Wildl Manag 806-813.
  7. Briggs SV, Maher MT. 1985. Limnological studies of waterfowl habitat in south-western New South Wales. II. Aquatic macrophyte productivity. Mar Freshw Res 36: 707-715. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9850707
  8. Brouder SM, Hill JE. 1995. Conjunctive use of farmland adds value: Winter flooding of ricelands provides waterfowl habitat. Calif Agric 49: 58-64. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v049n06p58
  9. Christiansen JE, Low JB. 1970. Water requirements of waterfowl marshlands in northern Utah. Utah Division of Fish and Game Publication, Salt Lake City, UT.
  10. Crooks KR, Suarez AV, Bolger DT. 2004. Avian assemblages along a gradient of urbanization in a highly fragmented landscape. Biol Conserv 115: 451-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00162-9
  11. Diehl S. 1992. Fish predation and benthic community structure:the role of omnivory and habitat complexity. Ecology 73:1646-1661. https://doi.org/10.2307/1940017
  12. Donovan TM, Jones PW, Annand EM, Thompson FR. 1997. Variation in local-scale edge effects: mechanisms and landscape context. Ecology 78: 2064-2075. https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2064:VILSEE]2.0.CO;2
  13. Dudgeon D. 2000. Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in Oriental Asia: constraints, conflicts, and challenges to science and sustainability. Limnology 1: 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s102010070012
  14. Elkins N, Lynch BM. 1997.Waterfowl counts on the Tay Estuary, 1985-1995. Scott Birds 19: 36-54.
  15. Elphick CS, Oring LW. 2003. Conservation implications of flooding rice fields on winter waterbird communities. Agric Ecosyst Environ 94: 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00022-1
  16. Esselink P, Zijlstra W, Dijkema KS, van Diggelen R. 2000. The effects of decreased management on plant-species distribution patterns in a salt marsh nature reserve in the Wadden Sea. Biol Conserv 93: 61-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00095-6
  17. Froneman A, Mangnall MJ, Little RM, Crowe TM. 2001. Waterbird assemblages and associated habitat characteristics of farm ponds in the Western Cape, South Africa. Biodivers Conserv 10: 251-270. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008904421948
  18. Hahn S, Bauer S, Klaassen M. 2008. Quantification of allochthonous nutrient input into freshwater bodies by herbivorous waterbirds. Freshw Biol 53: 181-193.
  19. Harrison N, Whitehouse M. 2012. Drivers of songbird productivity at a restored gravel pit: Influence of seasonal flooding and rainfall patterns and implications for habitat management. Agric Ecosyst Environ 162: 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.09.004
  20. Jeong KS, Kim DK, Joo GJ. 2007. Delayed influence of dam storage and discharge on the determination of seasonal proliferations of Microcystis aeruginosa and Stephanodiscus hantzschii in a regulated river system of the lower Nakdong River (South Korea), Water Res 41: 1269-1279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.054
  21. Jorde DG, Krapu GL, Crawford RD, Hay MA. 1984. Effects of weather on habitat selection and behavior of mallards wintering in Nebraska. Condor 258-265.
  22. Kantrud HA, Stewart RE. 1977. Use of natural basin wetlands by breeding waterfowl in North Dakota. J Wildl Manag 41: 243-253. https://doi.org/10.2307/3800601
  23. Kauppinen J. 1995. Temporal variation in the wetland waterfowl communities of the Finnish lake district. Ornis Fennica 7: 145-153.
  24. Kelsey KA, West SD. 1998. Riparian wildlife. In: River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion (Naiman R, Billy RE, Kantor S, eds). Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, pp 235-258.
  25. Kennish MJ. 2002. Environmental threats and environmental future of estuaries. Environ Conserv 29: 78-107.
  26. Knopf FL, Samson FB. 1994. Scale perspectives on avian diversity in western riparian ecosystems. Conserv Biol 8: 669-676. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1994.08030669.x
  27. Korea Ministry of Environment. 2008. Type classification of Korea national wetlands. Korea Ministry of Environment & National Wetlands Center, Seoul.
  28. Krasnov YV, Gavrilo MV, Chernook VI. 2004. Distribution patterns of birds over the Pechora Sea area according to aerial survey data. Zool Zh 83: 449-458.
  29. Lee WS, Ku TH, Park JY. 2000. A field guide to the birds of Korea. LG Evergreen Foundation, Seoul.
  30. Losito MP, Baldassarre GA. 1995. Wetland use by breeding and postbreeding female mallards in the St. Lawrence River valley. Wilson Bull 107: 55-63.
  31. Ma Z, Li B, Zhao B, Jing K, Tang S, Chen J. 2004. Are artificial wetlands good alternatives to natural wetlands for waterbirds? - A case study on Chongming Island, China. Biodivers Conserv 13: 333-350. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIOC.0000006502.96131.59
  32. Mac MJ, Opler PA, Haecker CEP, Doran PD. 1998. Status and trends of the nation's biological resources, vol. 1. US Geological Survey, Washington, DC.
  33. Maeda T. 2001. Patterns of bird abundance and habitat use in rice fields of the Kanto Plain, central Japan. Ecol Res 16: 569-585. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00418.x
  34. Marti R, Del Moral JC. 2003. La invernada de aves acuaticas en Espana. Direccion General de Conservacion de la Naturaleza-SEO/BirdLife. Editorial. Organismo Autonomo Parques Nacionales, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid.
  35. McKinney RA, McWilliams SR, Charpentier MA. 2006. Waterfowl-habitat associations during winter in an urban North Atlantic estuary. Biol Conserv 132: 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.04.002
  36. McKinney RA, Raposa KB, Cournoyer RM. 2011. Wetlands as habitat in urbanizing landscapes: Patterns of bird abundance and occupancy. Landsc Urban Plan 100: 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.11.015
  37. Murphy SM, Kessel B, Vining LJ. 1984. Waterfowl populations and limnologic characteristics of Taiga Ponds. Jour Wildl Manag 48: 1156-1163. https://doi.org/10.2307/3801776
  38. Paracuellos M. 2008. Effects of long-term habitat fragmentation on a wetland bird community. Revue d'ecologie 63: 227-238.
  39. Paracuellos M, Telleria JL. 2004. Factors affecting the distribution of a waterbird community: The role of habitat configuration and bird abundance. Waterbirds 27: 446-453. https://doi.org/10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0446:FATDOA]2.0.CO;2
  40. Pasitschniak-Arts M, Messier F. 1995. Risk of predation on waterfowl nests in the Canadian prairies: effects of habitat edges and agricultural practices. Oikos 73: 347-355. https://doi.org/10.2307/3545958
  41. Richardson CJ. 1994. Ecological functions and human values in wetlands: a framework for assessing forestry impacts. Wetlands 14: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03160616
  42. Robinson SK, Frank RT, Donovan TM, Whitehead DR, Faaborg J. 1995. Regional forest fragmentation and the nesting success of migratory birds. Science 267: 1987-1990. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.267.5206.1987
  43. Roe JH, Georges A. 2007. Heterogeneous wetland complexes, buffer zones, and travel corridors: landscape management for freshwater reptiles. Biol Conserv 135: 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.09.019
  44. Rolstad J. 1991. Consequences of forest fragmentation for the dynamics of bird populations: conceptual issues and the evidence. Biol J Linnean Soc 42: 149-163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1991.tb00557.x
  45. Roux DJ, Nel JL, Ashton PJ, Deacon AR, de Moor FC, Hardwick D, Hill L, Kleynhans CJ, Maree GA, Moolman J, Scholes RJ. 2008. Designing protected areas to conserve riverine biodiversity: lessons from a hypothetical redesign of the Kruger National Park. Biol Conserv 141: 100-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.002
  46. Saether BE, Bakke O. 2000. Avian life history variation and contribution of demographic traits to the population growth rate. Ecology 81: 642-653. https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0642:ALHVAC]2.0.CO;2
  47. Sanderson GC. 1980. Conservation of waterfowl, In: Bellrose, FC (Ed.), Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America, 3rd Ed. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, pp 43-58.
  48. Santoul F, Figuerola J, Green AJ. 2004. Importance of gravel pits for the conservation of waterbirds in the Garonne river floodplain (southwest France). Biodivers Conserv 13: 1231-1243. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIOC.0000018154.02096.4b
  49. Skagen SK, Melcher CP, Howe WH, Knopf FL. 1998. Comparative use of riparian corridors and oases by migrating birds in Southeast Arizona. Conserv Biol 12: 896-909. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.96384.x
  50. Smith LM, Pederson RL, Kaminski RM. 1989. Habitat management for migrating and wintering waterfowl in North America. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX.
  51. Tourenq C, Bennetts RE, Kowalski H, Vialet E, Lucchesi JL, Kayser Y, Isenmann P. 2001. Are rice fields a good alternative to natural marshes for waterbird communities in the Camargue, southern France?. Biol Conserv 100: 335-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00037-4
  52. Ward JV, Stanford JA. 1993. Research needs in regulated river ecology. Regul Rivers: Res & Mgmt 8: 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/rrr.3450080123
  53. Weller MW. 1999. Wetland birds: habitat resources and conservation implications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Cited by

  1. Successional changes in plant composition over 15 years in a created wetland in South Korea vol.42, pp.4, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-018-0084-1