全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): Impact of livestock on giant pandas and their habitat.

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来源类型	Article
规范类型	其他
DOI	10.1016/j.jnc.2014.02.003
	Impact of livestock on giant pandas and their habitat.
	Hull V; Zhang J; Zhou S; Huang J; Vina A; Tuanmu M-N; Li R
发表日期	2014
出处	Journal for Nature Conservation 22 (3): 256-264
出版年	2014
语种	英语
摘要	Livestock production is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. However, impacts of livestock on endangered species have been understudied, particularly across the livestock-wildlife interface in forested protected areas. We investigated the impact of an emerging livestock sector in China's renowned Wolong Nature Reserve for giant pandas. We integrated empirical data from field surveys, remotely sensed imagery, and GPS collar tracking to analyze (1) the spatial distribution of horses in giant panda habitat, (2) space use and habitat selection patterns of horses and pandas, and (3) the impact of horses on pandas and bamboo (panda's main food source). We discovered that the horse distribution overlapped with suitable giant panda habitat. Horses had smaller home ranges than pandas but both species showed similarities in habitat selection. Horses consumed considerable amounts of bamboo, and may have resulted in a decline in panda habitat use. Our study highlights the need to formulate policies to address this emerging threat to the endangered giant panda. It also has implications for understanding livestock impacts in other protected areas across the globe.
主题	Risk & ; Resilience (RISK) ; Postdoctoral Scholars (PDS) ; Risk, Policy and Vulnerability (RPV)
关键词	China Horses Nature reserves Protected area
URL	http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/10938/
来源智库	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/130055
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hull V,Zhang J,Zhou S,et al. Impact of livestock on giant pandas and their habitat.. 2014.