Journal article
Ecological Degradation in Protected Areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.292(5514), pp.98-101
04/06/2001
DOI: 10.1126/science.1058104
PMID: 11292872
Abstract
It is generally perceived that biodiversity is better protected from human activities after an area is designated as a protected area. However, we found that this common perception was not true in Wolong Nature Reserve (southwestern China), which was established in 1975 as a "flagship" protected area for the world-renowned endangered giant pandas. Analyses of remote sensing data from pre- and post-establishment periods indicate that the reserve has become more fragmented and less suitable for giant panda habitation. The rate of loss of high-quality habitat after the reserve's establishment was much higher than before the reserve was created, and the fragmentation of high-quality habitat became far more severe. After the creation of the reserve, rates of habitat loss and fragmentation inside the reserve unexpectedly increased to levels that were similar to or higher than those outside the reserve, in contrast to the situation before the reserve was created.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ecological Degradation in Protected Areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas
- Creators
- Jianguo Liu - Michigan State UniversityMarc Linderman - Michigan State UniversityZhiyun Ouyang - Chinese Academy of SciencesLi An - Michigan State UniversityJian Yang - China's Center for Giant Panda Research and Conservation, Wolong Nature Reserve, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China.Hemin Zhang - China's Center for Giant Panda Research and Conservation, Wolong Nature Reserve, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.292(5514), pp.98-101
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.1058104
- PMID
- 11292872
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/06/2001
- Academic Unit
- Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984259386002771
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