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Table 2 Reproductive success rates of captive Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) in 2011–2013 in five national nature reserves in China

From: A growing captive population erodes the wild Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) in China

Nature reserve

Annual reproductive success rate (%)

Average annual reproductive success rate (%)

2011

2012

2013

Zhalong

9.7

12.1

15.4

12.4

Xianghai

13.7

22.9

26.0

20.9

Momoge

8.9

8.3

5.6

7.6

Tumuji

8.0

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15.0

11.5

Yancheng Wetland

10.7

10.0

12.1

10.9

Mean

12.7

   
  1. Data of the five nature reserves in 2011 obtained from literature review by Liu et al. (2011); data from Zhalong, Xianghai and Momoge nature reserves for 2012 and 2013 acquired through consultation with related administrative departments; the 2013 data from the Tumuji nature reserve obtained from the literature review by Zhou (2013) but not available for 2012; data from the Yancheng Wetland in 2012 and 2013 was acquired through field investigations
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