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Table 3 Waterbird species inhabiting Sihwa Lake during the analysis period (2003–2012)

From: Influence of land use change on the waterbird community of Sihwa Lake, Republic of Korea

Year

Mean number of species

Mean H

Total (mean) counts

Min. counts (season)

Max. counts (season)

Dominant species

2003

19.8 ± 2.6

2.3 ± 0.5

60,843 (15,210.8 ± 15,253.8)

2918 (summer)

35,491 (winter)

Spot-billed Duck (40.7%)

2004

22.3 ± 1.7

2.2 ± 0.5

61,481 (15,370.3 ± 13,391.1)

3492 (summer)

29,731 (winter)

Mallard (36.6%)

2005

22.0 ± 1.7

2.1 ± 0.7

65,293 (16,323.3 ± 16,186.2)

3585 (spring)

35,114 (autumn)

Mallard (42.4%)

2006

22.3 ± 2.9

2.0 ± 0.5

65,868 (16,467.0 ± 14,225.4)

3575 (summer)

29,536 (autumn)

Spot-billed Duck (39.4%)

2007

23.0 ± 3.4

2.1 ± 0.8

64,741 (12,063.3 ± 15,415.0)

3158 (spring)

34,316 (winter)

Spot-billed Duck (47.9%)

2008

24.3 ± 4.9

2.4 ± 0.8

68,990 (12,784.5 ± 26,643.4)

3056 (spring)

37,962 (winter)

Mallard (35.9%)

2009

19.8 ± 2.9

1.6 ± 0.6

48,253 (11,280.3 ± 17,372.8)

2596 (summer)

39,641 (winter)

Common Pochard (44.0%)

2010

18.0 ± 2.9

1.7 ± 1.2

51,138 (12,784.5 ± 18,897.2)

1408 (summer)

30,409 (winter)

Common Pochard (25.1%)

2011

15.8 ± 2.9

1.6 ± 0.9

45,121 (11,280.3 ± 16,266.7)

1705 (spring)

35,495 (winter)

Common Pochard (57.4%)

2012

14.3 ± 2.5

1.5 ± 0.8

34,895 (8723.8 ± 12,647.9)

1624 (spring)

27,630 (winter)

Common Pochard (58.9%)

Total

20.1 ± 3.3

1.9 ± 0.4

566,623 (56,662.3 ± 45,256.5)

Spot-billed Duck (27.9%)

  1. H’, species diversity index