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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2017.50.2.266

Habitat Use and Food Materials of the Endangered Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) during the Wintering Season  

Choi, Yu-Seong (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Joo, Sungbae (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Kim, Myun-Sik (Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University)
Han, Donguk (Fundamental Research Division, National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Jeong, Gilsang (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.50, no.2, 2017 , pp. 266-274 More about this Journal
Abstract
We surveyed the habitat use and food materials of the endangered Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) during the wintering period at the Seocheon tidal flat. The bird wintered about six months from October 2014 to early April 2015 at the flat. They showed a remarkable change in choosing their feeding habitat and prey. They stayed entirely at sedge grass patches on Songrim tidal flat during the early wintering period (October), while after November they gradually moved to Janggu bay and used rice paddy fields as well as sedge patches on the tidal flats as their feeding site. The dietary analysis showed the sedge grass (Bolboschoenus sp., Cyperaceae) was the main dietary source during the entire wintering period. Interestingly, the proportion of Cyperaceae on feces decreased slightly over wintering time, while the proportion of Fabaceae increased relatively since November. These results suggest that the Swan Geese switched their habitat and food sources in response to the change of food availability. The Seocheon tidal flat area is the important wintering site for Swan Geese and sedge grass patches in the area need to be managed as the main feeding area for the wintering Swan Geese.
Keywords
Anser cygnoides; fecal analysis; feeding habitat; foods; LH-PCR; Swan Goose; wintering;
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