Nest-site selection, reproductive ecology and shifts within core-use areas of Black-necked Cranes at the northern limit of the Tibetan Plateau

We investigated population dynamics, breeding pairs, breeding habitat selection, nest density, distance between neighboring nests, nest survival, reproductive success, and recruitment rate for Black-necked Cranes (BNC, Grus nigricollis) during 2013–2015 in Yanchiwan National Nature Reserve (YCW), Ga...

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Main Authors: Lixun Zhang, Bei An, Meilin Shu, Xiaojun Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2939.pdf