Reduced dependence of Crested Ibis on winter-flooded rice fields: implications for their conservation.

The Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon was once thought to be extinct in the wild until seven birds were discovered in a remote mountain village in China in 1981. Studies suggested that winter-flooded rice fields play an essential role in nest site selection by the Crested Ibis and hence in their survival...

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Main Authors: Yiwen Sun, Andrew K Skidmore, Tiejun Wang, Hein A M J van Gils, Qi Wang, Baoping Qing, Changqing Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24874870/?tool=EBI