Dong-dong QIU, Jia-guo YAN, Shu-yan ZHANG, Dian-long ZUO, Ze-zheng LIU, Fang-fang WANG, Qing WANG, Bao-shan CUI. Foraging-associated hollows of birds facilitate the vegetation resilience in a degraded coastal saltmarsh ecosystem[J]. Journal of Natural Resources, 2020, 35(2): 449
- Journal of Natural Resources
- Vol. 35, Issue 2, 449 (2020)
Fig. 1. Location of the study site in the Yellow River Delta
Fig. 2. Photographs of foraging-associated hollows of birds in degraded coastal saltmarsh ecosystem
Fig. 3. Photographs of foraging-associated hollows of birds intercepting seeds of Suaeda salsa in winter (a, b), promoting seedling establishment of Suaeda salsa in spring (c, d), and promoting plant survival of Suaeda salsa (e, f)
Fig. 4. Comparison of amount of intercepted seeds, established seedlings, and survived plants per unit area between foraging-associated hollows of birds and degraded flat microtopography areas
Fig. 5. Comparison of basic physical indicators of edaphic environment between foraging-associated hollows of birds and degraded flat microtopography areas
Fig. 6. Comparison of nutrient indicators of edaphic environment between foraging-associated hollows of birds and degraded flat microtopography areas
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