Izindawo zokuhlala zasebusika kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezindawo zokuhlala ze-whooper swans (i-Cygnus cygnus) eSanmenxia Wetland, eShayina.

Ijenali:Ucwaningo Lwezemvelo, 34(5), amakhasi 637-643.

Izinhlobo (zezinyoni):Ama-swans e-Whooper (i-Cygnus cygnus)

Isifinyezo:

Ukuhlala ekhaya kanye nokusetshenziswa kwendawo yokuhlala kuyizinto eziyinhloko zemvelo yezinyoni, futhi izifundo ngalezi zici zizoba usizo ekulondolozweni nasekuphathweni kwezinhlobo zezinyoni. Ama-swan angamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa ayeyisistimu yokubeka umhlaba wonke ephawulwe eSanmenxia Wetland yeSifundazwe saseHenan ukuthola idatha eningiliziwe yendawo ebusika kusukela ngo-2015 kuya ku-2016. Ubukhulu bendawo yokuhlala yama-swan babubukhulu kunabo bonke enkathini ephakathi yasebusika futhi kulandelwa isikhathi sokuqala kanye nenkathi yokugcina, kanti ubukhulu babuhluke kakhulu phakathi kwezikhathi ezintathu zasebusika. Kwakukhona umehluko omkhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwendawo yokuhlala phakathi kwezikhathi ezahlukene zasebusika. Esikhathini sokuqala, ama-swan ayesebenzisa kakhulu utshani basemanzini kanye nezindawo zezitshalo ezisafufusa, futhi ayethembele kakhulu ekungezelelweni okwenziwe ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezindawo zokuhlala zemvelo zokudla esikhathini esiphakathi. Esikhathini sokugcina, ama-swan ayesebenzisa kakhulu indawo yotshani obusanda kuvela. Ngaphandle kwamanzi ajulile, ukusetshenziswa kwamanye amazinga amanzi kwakuhluke kakhulu phakathi kwezikhathi ezahlukene zasebusika. Esikhathini sokuqala sasebusika, ama-swan ayethanda izindawo eziphansi neziphezulu zamanzi; Esikhathini esiphakathi, zazitholakala kakhulu ezindaweni ezinamanzi aphakathi nendawo kanye naphezulu futhi zazisebenzisa zonke izindawo ezinamanzi ngaphandle kwezinga lamanzi ajulile ngesikhathi sokuphela kobusika. Kwaphethwa ngokuthi ezinye izitshalo zithandwa yizinja, njengemihlanga, i-cattails kanye notshani be-barnyard, nokuthi ukujula kwamanzi kufanele kufane nezinyoni, kanti amazinga amanzi ahlukahluka ngokwe-gradient.