Research on the Changes in Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Chinese Red Panda Population
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Instruction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Species Distribution Data
2.2. Environmental Factors
2.3. Dynamic Assessment of Habitat Suitability at Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales
2.4. Analysis of Habitat Suitability Decline in the Liangshan Mountains
3. Results
3.1. Habitat Distribution and Habitat Suitability Dynamic Change at Different Time Scales
3.2. Analysis of Habitat Suitability Change in the Liangshan Mountains
4. Discussion
4.1. Habitat Change at Different Time Scales
4.2. The Causes of Habitat Suitability Decline
5. Conclusions
6. Protection Management Proposal
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Factor Type | Environmental Factors | Description | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
Climate | BIO1 | Annual Mean Temperature | °C |
BIO4 | Temperature Seasonality | - | |
BIO14 | Precipitation of Driest Month | mm | |
Terrain | ELEVATION | Mean Elevation | m |
SLOPE | Mean Slope | ° | |
Land Use | FARMLAND | Proportion of Cropland Area | % |
FOREST | Proportion of Forest Area | % | |
ROAD | Distance to Main Road | m |
Mountains | 3rd Survey Area (km2) | 4th Survey Area (km2) | ΔArea (km2) | Relative Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minshan | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Qionglai | 4094.97 | 5717.70 | 1622.73 | 39.63 |
Daxiangling | 828.92 | 1059.22 | 230.30 | 27.78 |
Xiangxiangling | 989.47 | 1538.94 | 549.47 | 55.53 |
Liangshan | 2898.68 | 2949.07 | 50.39 | 1.74 |
Total | 8812.04 | 11,264.93 | 2452.89 | 27.84 |
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Ruan T, Wei W, Zhang Z, Zhou H. Research on the Changes in Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Chinese Red Panda Population. Animals. 2024; 14(3):424. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14030424
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuan, Tao, Wei Wei, Zejun Zhang, and Hong Zhou. 2024. "Research on the Changes in Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Chinese Red Panda Population" Animals 14, no. 3: 424. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14030424
APA StyleRuan, T., Wei, W., Zhang, Z., & Zhou, H. (2024). Research on the Changes in Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Chinese Red Panda Population. Animals, 14(3), 424. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14030424