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From conservation to behavior: understanding how birds respond to human disturbance and predation risk. Wenyi Zhou, 2025-10-17
13 October 2025, 3:11 PM
Speaker: Dr. Wenyi Zhou
Title: From conservation to behavior: understanding how birds respond to human disturbance and predation risk
Date: 2025-10-17
Time: 14:00-15:00
Room: ES354
Tencent Meeting ID: 979-1135-5376
Abstract:
This talk will mainly focus on my Ph.D. dissertation, which examines the conservation value of Alder-leaf Birch (Betula alnoides) plantations for bird communities in Southwest China. As plantation forests continue to expand worldwide, evaluating their potential for biodiversity conservation is increasingly important. Identifying timber species that provide high conservation value offers an opportunity to support wildlife in production landscapes. Based on fieldwork conducted from 2021 to 2024, I found that Alder-leaf Birch plantations contribute substantially to bird communities by supporting invertivorous species, fostering mixed-species flock interactions, and maintaining avian body condition. Following this, I will briefly discuss my upcoming research plans with Dr. Eben Goodale at XJTLU.
Biography:
Wenyi Zhou is a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Eben Goodale at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). He earned his PhD in zoology from the University of Florida in 2025 and his BSc in Environmental Science and Resource Management from the University of Washington in 2018. As an ornithologist, Wenyi’s research focuses on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of birds. His PhD dissertation examines the conservation value of the understudied Alder-leaf Birch (Betula alnoides) plantations to the bird community in Southwest China from three angles: functional traits, interaction networks of mixed-species flocks, and body condition. Wenyi has extensive fieldwork experience in both the Americas and Asia, including Peru, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, the USA, Canada, and China. Here at XJTLU, Wenyi will be studying how information about predation risk affects birds’ habitat selection.
Look forward to seeing you!
Liwen Wu