生物多样性 ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 22399.  DOI: 10.17520/biods.2022399

• 研究报告: 动物多样性 • 上一篇    下一篇

北京城市鸟类夜栖时对本土和外来植物的利用

赵也茜, 张家语, 李子涵, 解秦米佳, 邓歆, 王楠()   

  1. 北京林业大学生态与自然保护学院, 北京 100083
  • 收稿日期:2022-07-13 接受日期:2022-11-24 出版日期:2023-03-20 发布日期:2023-01-01
  • 通讯作者: 王楠
  • 作者简介:* E-mail: wangnan761227@bjfu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    北京市科学技术委员会资助项目(D171100007217002)

Use of native and alien plants during night roosting by urban birds in Beijing

Yexi Zhao, Jiayu Zhang, Zihan Li, Qinmijia Xie, Xin Deng, Nan Wang()   

  1. School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083
  • Received:2022-07-13 Accepted:2022-11-24 Online:2023-03-20 Published:2023-01-01
  • Contact: Nan Wang

摘要:

随着城市化进程的加剧, 城市鸟类愈加依赖园林植物提供的栖息环境。与此同时, 外来植物在城市园林建设中的比例逐渐增加, 成为城市鸟类栖息地的重要组成部分。园林植物是城市鸟类的主要夜栖场所, 其合理配置可以为鸟类提供适宜的夜栖环境, 并维持城市鸟类多样性。研究城市鸟类对夜栖植物的利用, 可以为城市园林建设提供参考依据。2021-2022年, 我们通过红外热成像仪观察北京城市鸟类夜栖行为, 并对夜栖植物的种类、胸径、树高、冠幅和鸟类的栖枝高度进行测量与记录。共记录夜栖鸟类12科23种1,865只次, 夜栖植物22科45种。调查地的本土植物数量占45.08%, 外来植物数量占54.92%。夜栖于外来植物的鸟类数量约为本土植物的4倍。夜栖鸟类数量最多的植物为圆柏(Juniperus chinensis), 之后依次为美国红梣(Fraxinus pennsylvanica)、早园竹(Phyllostachys propinqua)、一球悬铃木(Platanus occidentalis)、旱柳(Salix matsudana)等。夜栖鸟类稀有度加权丰富度(rarity-weighted richness, RWR)最高的植物为圆柏, 之后依次为美国红梣、早园竹、油松(Pinus tabuliformis)、榆树(Ulmus pumila)等。本土夜栖植物的胸径、树高、冠幅和夜栖鸟类的栖枝高度显著高于外来植物。鸟类在冬季夜栖时对外来植物的利用比例(95.44%)显著高于其他季节(75.37%)。本研究结果表明, 北京城市园林建设中的外来植物丰富了鸟类的夜栖环境。

关键词: 外来植物, 城市鸟类, 夜栖植物, 季节差异, 北京

Abstract

Aims: With continually increasing urbanization, urban birds are becoming more reliant on the habitat provided by garden plants. At the same time, the proportion of alien plants in urban gardens have gradually increased, becoming an important part of urban bird habitats. Garden plants are the primary roosting site for urban birds, and their reasonable configuration can provide a suitable night roosting environment for birds and maintain urban bird diversity. Studying the use of night roosting plants by urban birds can provide a reference to conservationists for the construction of urban gardens.

Methods: From 2021 to 2022, infrared thermography was used to observe night-roosting bird behavior in Beijing. The species, diameter at breast height, tree height, canopy of night roosting plants, and perch height of birds were measured and recorded.

Results & Conclusions: A total of 1,865 recordings consisting of 23 species of birds in 12 families and 45 species of roosting plants in 22 families were documented. The number of native plants and alien plants in the study area accounted for 45.08% and 54.92%, respectively. The number of birds that roost in alien plants at night was about four times that of native plants. The plant with the largest number of night-roosting birds was Juniperus chinensis, followed by Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Phyllostachys propinqua, Platanus occidentalis, and Salix matsudana. The highest rarity-weighted richness of night-roosting birds was Juniperus chinensis, followed by Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Phyllostachys propinqua, Pinus tabuliformis, and Ulmus pumila. The diameter at breast height, tree height, canopy and perch height of night-roosting birds of native plants were significantly higher than those of alien plants. Birds utilized a significantly higher percentage of alien plants whilst roosting in winter (95.44%) than in other seasons (75.37%). Our findings suggest that alien plants enriched the night roosting environment of birds in Beijing urban gardens.

Key words: alien plants, urban birds, night roosting plants, seasonal variation, Beijing