The carrying capacity of food resources for migrating shorebirds was estimated at a stopover site in the Yangtze River Estuary during the two migratory seasons(spring and autumn).From March to May and September to Nov...The carrying capacity of food resources for migrating shorebirds was estimated at a stopover site in the Yangtze River Estuary during the two migratory seasons(spring and autumn).From March to May and September to November 2005,the macrobenthos resources of the Jiuduansha Wetland were investigated,and most of the macrobenthos species in the newlyformed shoal were found to be appropriate food for shorebirds.Biomass measurements showed that the total food resource was about 4541.20 kg AFDW(Ash-Free Dry Weight)in spring and about 2279.64 kg AFDW in autumn.Calculations were also done in the available habitats(intertidal bare mudflat and Scirpus×mariqueter/Scirpus triqueter zones)for the shorebirds.The food resources in the available areas were about 3429.03 kg AFDWin spring and about 1700.92 kgAFDWin autumn.Based on the classification(by lean weight,basic metabolic rate and body length)of the shorebird community,and using the energy depletion model,it was theorized that all of the food resources in the Jiuduansha Wetland could support about 3.5 million shorebirds during spring season and 1.75 million shorebirds during autumn season.The shorebird carrying capacities in terms of the available food were about 2.6 million and 1.3 million birds during the two respective migration seasons.Considering the effect of intake rate,the potential carrying capacity was about 0.13–0.26 million shorebirds in the study area.The main factor restricting use of the area by shorebirds was the scarcity of available habitats for roosting at high tide rather than availability of food supply.We recommend restoring some wading pools in the dense Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora zones for shorebirds to roost in,to improve shorebirds’utilization efficiency of the resources in the Jiuduansha Wetland.展开更多
Impact Statement We present a method of mapping data from publicly available genomics and publication resources to the Resource Description Framework(RDF)and implement a server to publish linked open data(LOD).As one ...Impact Statement We present a method of mapping data from publicly available genomics and publication resources to the Resource Description Framework(RDF)and implement a server to publish linked open data(LOD).As one of the largest and most comprehensive semantic databases about coronaviruses,the resulted gcCov database demonstrates the capability of using data in the LOD framework to promote correlations between genotypes and phenotypes.These correlations will be helpful for future research on fundamental viral mechanisms and drug and vaccine designs.展开更多
基金This study was sponsored by the National Technology Support Program(No.2006BAC01A14)Shanghai Technology&Science Administration Key Project(No.06DZ12303)Shanghai Educational Development Foundation.
文摘The carrying capacity of food resources for migrating shorebirds was estimated at a stopover site in the Yangtze River Estuary during the two migratory seasons(spring and autumn).From March to May and September to November 2005,the macrobenthos resources of the Jiuduansha Wetland were investigated,and most of the macrobenthos species in the newlyformed shoal were found to be appropriate food for shorebirds.Biomass measurements showed that the total food resource was about 4541.20 kg AFDW(Ash-Free Dry Weight)in spring and about 2279.64 kg AFDW in autumn.Calculations were also done in the available habitats(intertidal bare mudflat and Scirpus×mariqueter/Scirpus triqueter zones)for the shorebirds.The food resources in the available areas were about 3429.03 kg AFDWin spring and about 1700.92 kgAFDWin autumn.Based on the classification(by lean weight,basic metabolic rate and body length)of the shorebird community,and using the energy depletion model,it was theorized that all of the food resources in the Jiuduansha Wetland could support about 3.5 million shorebirds during spring season and 1.75 million shorebirds during autumn season.The shorebird carrying capacities in terms of the available food were about 2.6 million and 1.3 million birds during the two respective migration seasons.Considering the effect of intake rate,the potential carrying capacity was about 0.13–0.26 million shorebirds in the study area.The main factor restricting use of the area by shorebirds was the scarcity of available habitats for roosting at high tide rather than availability of food supply.We recommend restoring some wading pools in the dense Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora zones for shorebirds to roost in,to improve shorebirds’utilization efficiency of the resources in the Jiuduansha Wetland.
基金supported by the National Key Research Program of China(grant no.2019YFE0191000)the 13th Five-year Informatization Plan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant nos.XXH13506,XXH13505)the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(grant no.31701157).
文摘Impact Statement We present a method of mapping data from publicly available genomics and publication resources to the Resource Description Framework(RDF)and implement a server to publish linked open data(LOD).As one of the largest and most comprehensive semantic databases about coronaviruses,the resulted gcCov database demonstrates the capability of using data in the LOD framework to promote correlations between genotypes and phenotypes.These correlations will be helpful for future research on fundamental viral mechanisms and drug and vaccine designs.
