caa a22 4500 463175735 CHVBK 20180406164825.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10336-007-0244-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10336-007-0244-z The effect of rice field fragmentation on wintering waterbirds at the landscape level [Elektronische Daten] [Shih-Fan Chan, Lucia Severinghaus, Chin-Kuo Lee] Landscape structure is a potentially crucial factor that affects the distribution of waterbirds in wetlands. Our study aims to find the relationship between the waterbird community in the rice fields and the landscape. We surveyed wintering waterbirds in rice field habitats in Yilan, Taiwan, and examined the relationships between landscape variables and waterbird community structure, species richness, and total abundance. Percentage of open water areas adjacent to the sample plot was the most influential variable for the waterbird community. Percentage of rice fields adjacent to the sample plot was crucial to the abundance of two regionally important species. Yet this variable was spatially structured and its effect on the waterbird community needs further investigation. The other variables, including the largest patch index for rice field, the number of rice field patches, and the percentage of developed areas, were less important to the waterbird community as they were each associated with the abundance of only a few species. Different species responded differently to certain landscape factors, possibly due to their habits and habitat preferences. Some species responded differently to the same landscape factor under different spatial extents. We discuss the conservation implications of these results. Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V., 2007 Waterbird nationallicence Yilan nationallicence Rice field nationallicence Landscape nationallicence Chan Shih-Fan Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan aut Severinghaus Lucia Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan aut Lee Chin-Kuo Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan aut Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 333-342 0021-8375 148<333 2007 148 10336 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0244-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0244-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chan Shih-Fan Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Severinghaus Lucia Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lee Chin-Kuo Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 333-342 0021-8375 148<333 2007 148 10336 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer