Integrated maps of biodiversity in the Qinling Mountains of China for expanding protected areas

doi:10.1104/pp.16.01465

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	Integrated maps of biodiversity in the Qinling Mountains of China for expanding protected areas
	Zhang, Yin-bo ; Wang, Yu-zhuo ; Phillips, Nathan 2; Ma, Ke-ping ; Li, Jun-sheng ; Wang, Wei 5
刊名	BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
	2017
卷号	210 页码:64-71
关键词	Conservation priorities Protected areas Systematic conservation planning Species distribution patterns Qinling Mountains
ISSN号	0006-3207
DOI	10.1104/pp.16.01465
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Habitat fragmentation and loss is the main cause of species extinction; thus, the appropriate placement of protected areas is critical for saving vulnerable and threatened species. However, how to expand the existing protected areas network for improving conservation efficiency is a vital concern. We examined the Qinling Mountains a widely recognized biogeographic treasure in China and East Asia, to identify key biodiversity areas (KBAs) and compare them with existing protected areas. We focused on 259 key protected wild plant and animal species and modeled species distributions with elevation and habitat preference. We then adapted two established algorithms (biodiversity hotspots of species richness [BHSR] and systematic conservation planning [SCP]) to identify priority areas, respectively. Results from these two algorithms addressed two conservation criteria: represented single species and well-represented species assemblages. SCP showed better performance (similar to 90%) than BHSR (similar to 78%) using the represented criterion covering a small portion (similar to 8%) of the total region; conversely, BHSR showed better performance (similar to 61%) than SCP (similar to 55%) using the well-represented criterion. The overlapping priority areas of both methods could achieve an optimal conservation that met dual criteria, which is considered as the candidate KBAs in this study. Surprisingly, we found that 63% of KBAs are not co-occurring with existing national nature reserves (NNRs). We highlight the unoccupied KBAs as deserving additional protection, with a result that the expansion of NNRs to KBAs will increase overall conservation coverage and efficiency. The integrated method developed here can be used generally as a repeatable and quantitative assessment framework to be implemented in protected areas network expansion and planning, in China and beyond. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Plant Sciences
电子版国际标准刊号	1873-2917
出版地	OXFORD
WOS关键词	CONSERVATION TARGETS ; SPECIES RICHNESS ; NATURE-RESERVES ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; GAP ANALYSIS ; HOTSPOTS ; VEGETATION ; SYSTEM ; REGION
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000406865900034
资助机构	Public Welfare Scientific Research Projects of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China [201209028, 201509042] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [31100392, 31300453]
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/22207]
专题	植被与环境变化国家重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China 2.[Zhang, Yin-bo 3.Shanxi Univ, Inst Loess Plateau, Taiyuan 030006, Peoples R China 4.Boston Univ, Dept Earth & Environm, Boston, MA 02215 USA 5.[Li, Jun-sheng 6.Chinese Res Inst Environm Sci, Biodivers Res Ctr, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Yin-bo,Wang, Yu-zhuo,Phillips, Nathan,et al. Integrated maps of biodiversity in the Qinling Mountains of China for expanding protected areas[J]. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,2017,210:64-71.
APA	Zhang, Yin-bo,Wang, Yu-zhuo,Phillips, Nathan,Ma, Ke-ping,Li, Jun-sheng,&Wang, Wei.(2017).Integrated maps of biodiversity in the Qinling Mountains of China for expanding protected areas.BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,210,64-71.
MLA	Zhang, Yin-bo,et al."Integrated maps of biodiversity in the Qinling Mountains of China for expanding protected areas".BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 210(2017):64-71.