The giant panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca),as a rare and endangered wild animal in China,has attracted wide attention from all walks of life.In this study,the changes of disturbances in the habitat of giant panda populat...The giant panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca),as a rare and endangered wild animal in China,has attracted wide attention from all walks of life.In this study,the changes of disturbances in the habitat of giant panda population in the Qionglai Mountains of Sichuan Province were studied and analyzed by comparing the data of two giant panda surveys in Qionglai Mountains and combining with the remote sensing(ES)data of related areas.The results showed that the number of general disturbances in the habitat of giant pandas in Qionglai Mountains greatly reduced in 10 years,and the types of disturbances also changed greatly.The logging disturbance which was most distributed in the third survey almost disappeared in the fourth survey,and the grazing disturbance in the habitat became the disturbance type with the highest encounter rate.The density of human activities in the whole mountain system greatly decreased,but the scope was slightly expanded.Baoxing and Lushan were areas with high density of giant panda activities,and the number of various human activities was relatively large.In the two surveys,the avoidance effect of giant pandas on logging,grazing,roads,hunting and other disturbances showed significant differences.The activity density of local small populations of giant pandas in Qionglai Mountains changed.展开更多
文摘The giant panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca),as a rare and endangered wild animal in China,has attracted wide attention from all walks of life.In this study,the changes of disturbances in the habitat of giant panda population in the Qionglai Mountains of Sichuan Province were studied and analyzed by comparing the data of two giant panda surveys in Qionglai Mountains and combining with the remote sensing(ES)data of related areas.The results showed that the number of general disturbances in the habitat of giant pandas in Qionglai Mountains greatly reduced in 10 years,and the types of disturbances also changed greatly.The logging disturbance which was most distributed in the third survey almost disappeared in the fourth survey,and the grazing disturbance in the habitat became the disturbance type with the highest encounter rate.The density of human activities in the whole mountain system greatly decreased,but the scope was slightly expanded.Baoxing and Lushan were areas with high density of giant panda activities,and the number of various human activities was relatively large.In the two surveys,the avoidance effect of giant pandas on logging,grazing,roads,hunting and other disturbances showed significant differences.The activity density of local small populations of giant pandas in Qionglai Mountains changed.
