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Landscape conservation: integrating biodiversity, habitat preservation and socioeconomics

Landscape conservation: integrating biodiversity, habitat preservation and socioeconomics Memphis Zoo in China. A partner for Sino-US forest health program. Active Conservation Research Program. Qinling Mountains –

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Landscape conservation: integrating biodiversity, habitat preservation and socioeconomics

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  1. Landscape conservation: integrating biodiversity, habitat preservation and socioeconomics Memphis Zoo in China

  2. A partner for Sino-US forest health program.

  3. Active Conservation Research Program • Qinling Mountains – • Supreme ecosystem with vast biodiversity resulted from the region’s unique geographic location and complex climate. • One of the three remaining natural habitats for Giant Pandas. • Foping National Nature Reserve (FNNR).

  4. Active Conservation Research Program Mammalian diversity patterns in the Qinling Mountains • U of T and CAS Institute of Zoology • - 29 transects (2 to7.5 km long each) • -3 sampling periods (2006-2007): • spring, summer, fall/winter • -GPS locations of mammal sign • -Description of habitat, topography, etc. • -Collection of hair and fresh panda scat specimens

  5. Active Conservation Research Program – Wildlife and habitat conservation • Predict habitat use of mammals in Foping Nature Reserve. • 2. Determine the spatial relationships between landscape conditions and mammalian species diversity • Map the distribution, habitat quality, and diversity of mammals for the study area

  6. Our Partners State Forest Administration (SFA) U.S. Forest Service International Programs Chinese Academy of Sciences-Institute of Zoology Beijing Forestry and Parks Department of International cooperation Shannxi Forestry Department Foping County Forestry Department FNNR Administration Bureau University of Tennessee (UT) University of Memphis Southwester Forestry University, Yunnan, China Beijing Forestry University Rhodes college, Memphis, TN Mississippi State University

  7. Research projects at Foping National Nature Reserve (FNNR) and Forest Health Site

  8. Bamboo Ecology Project– FNNR • Important part of Giant Panda conservation program • Highly specialized diet

  9. Bamboo Ecology Projects– FNNR • Main bamboo species: • Bashania fargesii (<1700 m) • Fargesia qinlingensis (>1700 m) • (arrow bamboo)

  10. Bamboo Ecology Projects – FNNR • Potential problems with B. fargesii : • Aging (reduced growth vigor, slow regeneration) • Massive flowering threat • Natural disasters

  11. Bamboo Ecology Project– FNNR • Previous bamboo ecology research Wang, Wei, Scott B. Franklin & John Ouellette. (2007): Clonal regeneration of arrow bamboo, Fargesia qinlingensis, following giant panda herbivory. Plant Ecology 192: 97-106. Wang, Wei, Scott B. Franklin & Margaret C. Cirtain. (2007): Seed germination and seedling growth in the arrow bamboo Fargesia qinlingensis. Ecological Research 22: 467-474. Wang, Wei, Scott B. Franklin, Yi Ren & John R. Ouellette. (2006): Growth of bamboo Fargesia qinlingensis and regeneration of trees in a mixed hardwood-conifer forest in the Qinling Mountains, China. Forest Ecology & Management 234:107-115.

  12. Bamboo Ecology Projects – FNNR • Overall objectives: • Bashania regeneration characteristics and nutritional dynamics. • Effect of environmental factors (soil moisture) on its growth and morphological traits. • Through management to • improve natural regeneration and regeneration after disturbance • delay or diversify the timing of flowering. Bashania fargesii

  13. Bamboo Ecology Projects - FNNR (Photos: Wang Yizhi)

  14. Forest Soil Carbon and Fertility Projects • Soil Carbon and Stoichoimetric Properties along An Elevation Gradient in Montane Forest of Beijing • Beijing Forest and Parks Department of International Cooperation (BFDIC) • Beijing Forestry University. • Forest soil fertility project in Foping forest health site • Foping County Forest Department

  15. Forest Soil Fertility Project – Foping Forest Health Background Two types of land-use need to be reforested • Mountainsides that once were cultivated • National Program “Grain-to-Green” (1999) • Economical trees are encouraged and subsidized • Mountainsides that were clear-cut. • Grass or shrubs. • Economical trees (fruit, walnut, chestnut) are being planted to increase income

  16. Forest Soil Fertility Project – Foping Forest Health

  17. Forest Soil Fertility Project – Foping Forest Health Reforest with trees with economic benefits P. tablaeformis Chinese cornel Chinese chestnut Chinese-fir

  18. Forest Soil Fertility Project – Foping Forest Health Research Questions How do these plantations affect soil fertility (soil organic matter, N, P….after 10, 20 or 30 years)? In what direction will these soil properties change? Would the change be same at different soil depths?

  19. Thank you! Questions?

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