Background China is one of the countries with abundant waterbird diversity. Over the past
decades, China's waterbirds have suffered increasing threats from direct and indirect human …

Tundra-breeding birds face diverse conservation challenges, from accelerated rates of Arctic
climate change to threats associated with highly migratory life histories. Here we summarise …

生物多样性是人类生存和社会发展的基础, 生物多样性的监测与研究是支撑我国生态文明和“
美丽中国” 建设的科学基础. 为实现我国典型区域重要类群中长期变化态势分析的目标 …

Climate change is one of the most significant causes of species range shift and extinction.
Based on a citizen science dataset of birds in China, the Bird Report, we developed a high …

Anthropogenic impacts have reduced natural areas but increased the area of anthropogenic
landscapes. There is debate about whether anthropogenic landscapes (eg, farmlands …

Reclamation is one of the fastest-growing land use type developed in coastal areas and has
caused degradation and loss of coastal wetlands as well as serious environmental …

Background Interannual variation in resource abundance has become more unpredictable,
and food shortages have increasingly occurred in the recent decades. However, compared …

Abstract The seasonally flooded Yangtze Valley Floodplain wetlands of China are globally
important for wintering waterbirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. These birds have …

Extensive ephemeral wetlands at Poyang Lake, created by dramatic seasonal changes in
water level, constitute the main wintering site for migratory Anatidae in China. Reductions in …

Tracking seasonally changing resources is regarded as a widespread proximate
mechanism underpinning animal migration. Migrating herbivores, for example, are …