Climate change and landscape-use patterns influence recent past distribution of giant pandas.

Autor: Tang J; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Swaisgood RR; Research Group of Applied Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, Escondido, CA., Owen MA; Research Group of Applied Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, Escondido, CA., Zhao X; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Wei W; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Pilfold NW; Research Group of Applied Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, Escondido, CA., Wei F; Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China., Yang X; Wildlife Conservation Station, Wildlife Conservation Division, Sichuan Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Chengdu, People's Republic of China., Gu X; Wildlife Conservation Station, Wildlife Conservation Division, Sichuan Forestry and Grassland Bureau, Chengdu, People's Republic of China., Yang Z; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Dai Q; Research Department of Amphibians and Reptiles, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China., Hong M; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Zhou H; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Zhang J; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Yuan S; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Han H; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China., Zhang Z; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, People's Republic of China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Proceedings. Biological sciences [Proc Biol Sci] 2020 Jun 24; Vol. 287 (1929), pp. 20200358. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 24.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0358
Abstrakt: Climate change is one of the most pervasive threats to biodiversity globally, yet the influence of climate relative to other drivers of species depletion and range contraction remain difficult to disentangle. Here, we examine climatic and non-climatic correlates of giant panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ) distribution using a large-scale 30 year dataset to evaluate whether a changing climate has already influenced panda distribution. We document several climatic patterns, including increasing temperatures, and alterations to seasonal temperature and precipitation. We found that while climatic factors were the most influential predictors of panda distribution, their importance diminished over time, while landscape variables have become relatively more influential. We conclude that the panda's distribution has been influenced by changing climate, but conservation intervention to manage habitat is working to increasingly offset these negative consequences.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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