Does high vegetation coverage equal high giant panda density?  

作　　者：Cheng Li Zi-Qiang Bao Xin-Rui Luo Wei Wu Jiao-Jiao Yu Rong Hou Jacob R.Owens Qiang Xu Xiao-Dong Gu Hong Yang Zuo-Fu Xiang Dun-Wu Qi 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Science and Technology,Central South University of Forestry&Technology,Changsha,Hunan 410004,China [2]Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife,Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding,Chengdu,Sichuan 610000,China [3]College of Earth Science,Chengdu University of Technology,Chengdu,Sichuan 610059,China [4]Los Angeles Zoo&Botanical Gardens,Los Angeles,CA 90027,USA [5]World Wide Fund for Nature,China Office,Beijing 100000,China [6]Sichuan Forestry and Grassland Bureau,Chengdu,Sichuan 610081,China [7]Daxiangling Provincial Nature Reserve,Yaan,Sichuan 625200,China [8]College of Forestry,Central South University of Forestry&Technology,Changsha,Hunan 410004,China

出　　处：《Zoological Research》2022年第4期608-611,共4页动物学研究（英文）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U21A20193);Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation(CPF2017-20)。

摘　　要：DEAR EDITOR,The giant panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)is a unique forest-dwelling species endemic to China.Previous studies have suggested that giant pandas are heavily reliant on old-growth forests with high vegetation coverage.As such,management has primarily focused on improving vegetation coverage in the potential range of giant pandas to increase the availability of suitable habitat.However,it remains unclear whether high vegetation coverage itself results in higher giant panda density.Here,we analyzed changes in vegetation coverage from 2001 to 2011 as well as the occurrence of wild giant pandas in five mountain areas.

关 键 词：PANDA DENSITY HABITAT 

分 类 号：Q958[生物学—动物学]