The Lushan earthquake and the giant panda:impacts and conservation  

作　　者：Zejun ZHANG Shibin YUAN Dunwu QI Mingchun ZHANG 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Rare Animals and Plants,China West Normal University,Nanchong,China [2]Chengdu Breeding Base for the Giant Panda,Chengdu,China [3]China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda,Wenchuan,China

出　　处：《Integrative Zoology》2014年第3期376-378,共3页整合动物学（英文版）

基　　金：This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31270570);the Planned Project for New-Century Excellent Talents of the Chi­nese Chi­nese Education Ministry(NCET-11-1060);the In­ternational Cooperation Foundation for Giant Pandas of the State Forestry Administration(Sichuan 2010-01).

摘　　要：Earthquakes not only result in a great loss of human life and property,but also have profound effects on the Earth’s biodiversity.The Lushan earthquake occurred on 20 Apr 2013,with a magnitude of 7.0 and an intensi­ty of 9.0 degrees.A distance of 17.0 km from its epicenter to the nearest distribution site of giant pandas record­ed in the Third National Survey was determined.Making use of research on the Wenchuan earthquake(with a magnitude of 8.0),which occurred approximately 5 years ago,we briefly analyze the impacts of the Lushan earthquake on giant pandas and their habitat.An earthquake may interrupt ongoing behaviors of giant pandas and may also cause injury or death.In addition,an earthquake can damage conservation facilities for pandas,and result in further habitat fragmentation and degradation.However,from a historical point of view,the im­pacts of human activities on giant pandas and their habitat may,in fact,far outweigh those of natural disasters such as earthquakes.Measures taken to promote habitat restoration and conservation network reconstruction in earthquake-affected areas should be based on requirements of giant pandas,not those of humans.

关 键 词：CONSERVATION EARTHQUAKE giant panda HABITAT IMPACT 

分 类 号：P31[天文地球—固体地球物理学]