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A Case Study of Foraging Time Budget and Habitat Selection of Oriental White Storks (Ciconia boyciana) in Natural State  

Sung, Ha-Cheol (Department of Biology Education, Korean National University of Education)
Cheong, Seok-Wan (Department of Biology Education, Korean National University of Education)
Kim, Jung-Hee (Department of Biology Education, Korean National University of Education)
Kim, Su-Kyung (Department of Biology Education, Korean National University of Education)
Park, Shi-Ryong (Department of Biology Education, Korean National University of Education)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.26, no.2, 2008 , pp. 121-127 More about this Journal
Abstract
As a step toward developing conservation and restoration plans for an endangered species of the Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana), we studied daily foraging behavior and ecology. We released two individuals, male and female, after enclosing study site with a fence and cutting out a part of two or three feathers of primaries. Research was conducted from 16 June to 11 July, 2007 for 25 days at Whawonri, Mewonmyung, Chungbuk province. We investigated diural and daily variation of foraging time budget, diet composition, and habitat selection of the feeding individuals. The storks quadratically invested for foraging time and resting time according to time of day, but no significant variation in the foraging time and resting time appeared daily over 25 days. As a result, the storks mainly used wetland as a foraging site in the center of the study area to that in the edge as well as to other types of habitat. The high usage for wetland in the center did not change over the 25 days while Rice field decreased and Wetland in the edge and Pathway increased. Female invested more time for foraging than male, but the foraging efficiency did not differ between them. We discussed the significance of foraging behavior and habitat selection for management plan.
Keywords
Oriental White Stork; Ciconia boyciana; foraging behavior; habitat selection;
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