Impacts of the Wenchuan Earthquake on the Giant Panda Nature Reserves in China  

作　　者：DENG Xiangzheng JIANG Qunou GE Quansheng YANG LinSheng 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China [2]Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China [3]Graduate University of the ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

出　　处：《Journal of Mountain Science》2010年第2期197-206,共10页山地科学学报（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2008BAK47B02;2008BAC44B04;2008BAK50B06;2008BAC43B01;2006BAC08B06)

摘　　要：The Wenchuan Earthquake that occurred in May of 2008 caused damages to large areas of Sichuan,Gansu,and Shaanxi provinces in China.Reports from local governments and related management agencies show that the giant panda nature reserves in the earthquake-hit areas were heavily damaged.Our estimates in this paper of the impacts of the earthquake on the giant panda in the earthquake-hit areas were made based on the interpretation of remote sensing images and information collected by field survey.A rapid assessment method was designed to estimate the damages of the earthquake on giant panda habitats.By using visual interpretation methods,we decoded the remote sensing images of the disaster area in the 49 giant panda nature reserves.Research results showed that the Wenchuan Earthquake and the succeeding secondary geological disasters caused great damages to the giant panda nature reserves and disturbed the normal life of the giant pandas there (e.g.,landscape fragmentation increased significantly).Undoubtedly,the life of the giant pandas there was affected.However,although the earthquake caused certain impacts on the giant pandas,it did not really threat their survival.Even so,we still strongly advocate for protection of the giant pandas,and have prioritized a couple of measures to be taken to restore the giant panda nature reserves in the earthquake-hit areas.

关 键 词：Wenchuan earthquake Remote sensing Giant panda Giant panda nature reserve Rapid assessment method 

分 类 号：P315.9[天文地球—地震学] S759.9[天文地球—固体地球物理学]