2009•Forest Inventory and PlanningRequires access
Structure and Diversity of Summer Bird Community in Paihu Nature Reserve of Xiantao,Hubei
WU Fa-qing
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Abstract
The community structure of summer bird in Paihu Nature Reserve was investigated in July 2008.It recorded 52 species belonging to 29 families and 13 orders,in which there were 2 species listed in Category II National Protection,and 24 species as Hubei provincial protected birds.Among them,1 endangered species was listed in China Red Book of Endangered Animas and 5 species were listed in CITES(Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species).The birds of this reserve were mainly oriental ones,and its densities were 6.85 ind./hm2.The diversity index(H) of bird community in four different habitats was as followed: reed's(3.3422)hydrospace's(3.1778)farmland's(2.6497) woods'(2.4251.The evenness index(E) was reeds'(1.1798)hydrospace's(1.0793)farmlands'(1.0627)woods'(0.6767) in turn