Giant panda movements in Foping Nature Reserve, China
Giant panda movements in Foping Nature Reserve, China
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DOI：
10.2307/3802951
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Prins, HHT
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作者：
Liu, XH;Skidmore, AK;Prins, HHT
佛坪自然保护区的深山植被茂密，地形陡峭，给大熊猫的观察带来困难。无线电跟踪是研究这种动物并了解其行为和栖息地利用的有效方法。1991 ~ 1995年，我们利用无线电跟踪资料，对佛坪自然保护区3只雄性和3只雌性大熊猫的活动模式进行了研究。研究结果表明，佛坪自然保护区大熊猫的活动范围分为冬季和夏季两个季节，冬季活动范围在1，950 m以下，夏季活动范围在2，160 m以上。大熊猫从6月7日至15日在8天内从冬季栖息地爬到夏季栖息地，并于9月1日至10月6日下降到冬季栖息地。因此，大熊猫一年中约有四分之三的时间（平均243天）在冬季活动，平均78天在夏季活动。我们的研究结果为管理人员提供了更准确的信息，对大熊猫的运动定量和可视化，这可以有助于大熊猫保护。
Observing the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in the remote mountains of Foping Nature Reserve (NR), China, is difficult due to the dense vegetation and steep terrain. Radiotracking is an effective way to study this animal and understand its behavior and habitat use. We used radiotracking data from 3 male and 3 female pandas to study their movement patterns between 1991 and 1995 in Foping NR. Our results show that the pandas in Foping NR occupied 2 distinct seasonal ranges (specifically, winter and summer activity ranges) and had a regular seasonal movement between the winter range below 1,950 m and the summer range above 2,160 in. The pandas climbed from the winter to the summer habitats within a period of 8 days from 7 to 15 June, and descended to the winter habitat between 1 September and 6 October. Therefore, the pandas spent about three-fourths of the year (average 243 days) in their winter activity range and an average of 78 days in the summer activity range. Our results provide managers with more accurate information about the pandas' movements quantitatively and visually, which can contribute to panda conservation.