Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province
The giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) is a symbolic and flagship species in the field of endangered wildlife conservation. We studied the changing and driving factors of landscape patterns in Sichuan giant panda habitats through image interpretation and ecological niche evaluat...
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| description | The giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) is a symbolic and flagship species in the field of endangered wildlife conservation. We studied the changing and driving factors of landscape patterns in Sichuan giant panda habitats through image interpretation and ecological niche evaluation models. According to land-use and cover-change analysis, we also studied the structural changes in habitat over the past two decades and used empirical analysis to evaluate the relative ecological niche widths and overlap of giant panda distribution areas in 1995 and 2015. It is found the area of non-forested land decreased significantly from 1995 to 2015. It is interesting that the high-quality land-use types tended to decrease but low/middle-quality land-use types tended to increase over the past 20 years. Giant panda conservation projects in China have promoted changes in conservation thought and management, as well as the innovation of technical means over the studied period. The goals of Chinese giant panda conservation projects are not only to facilitate giant panda reproduction but also to alleviate the contradiction between conservation and development and promote the coexistence of humans and giant pandas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7936284ff97d41a79d9d925a13355b672023-11-23T08:21:11ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-12-011212170110.3390/f12121701Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan ProvinceZhenjiang Song0Yi Li1Institute of New Rural Development, College of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, ChinaCollege of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaThe giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) is a symbolic and flagship species in the field of endangered wildlife conservation. We studied the changing and driving factors of landscape patterns in Sichuan giant panda habitats through image interpretation and ecological niche evaluation models. According to land-use and cover-change analysis, we also studied the structural changes in habitat over the past two decades and used empirical analysis to evaluate the relative ecological niche widths and overlap of giant panda distribution areas in 1995 and 2015. It is found the area of non-forested land decreased significantly from 1995 to 2015. It is interesting that the high-quality land-use types tended to decrease but low/middle-quality land-use types tended to increase over the past 20 years. Giant panda conservation projects in China have promoted changes in conservation thought and management, as well as the innovation of technical means over the studied period. The goals of Chinese giant panda conservation projects are not only to facilitate giant panda reproduction but also to alleviate the contradiction between conservation and development and promote the coexistence of humans and giant pandas.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1701giant pandalandscape patternhabitat qualityecological niche evaluation modeldriving factor |
| spellingShingle | Zhenjiang Song Yi Li Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province Forests giant panda landscape pattern habitat quality ecological niche evaluation model driving factor |
| title | Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province |
| title_full | Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province |
| title_fullStr | Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province |
| title_short | Quantifying Ecological Performance of Giant Panda Conservation: Evidence from Sichuan Province |
| title_sort | quantifying ecological performance of giant panda conservation evidence from sichuan province |
| topic | giant panda landscape pattern habitat quality ecological niche evaluation model driving factor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1701 |
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