Habitat Degradation and Conservation Status Assessment of Gallinaceous Birds in the Trans-Himalayas, China

The greatest concentration of Chinese Galliformes occurs in the Trans-Himalayas. We selected 4 northwestern Yunnan counties (Lijiang, Shangri-la, Deqin, and Weixi) in the Trans-Himalayas to assess the conservation status of 9 gallinaceous forest birds. We developed maps depicting recent forest cover...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2008-08, Vol.72 (6), p.1335-1341
Main Authors: Wang, Wei, Ren, Guopeng, He, Yuanhui, Zhu, Jianguo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Birds
Conservation
Conservation status
Environmental degradation
Environmental protection
Forest conservation
Forest cover
Forest habitats
Forests
Galliformes
gallinaceous forest birds
Geographic Information System
Habitat availability
Habitat conservation
Habitat degradation
habitat fragmentation
Habitat loss
Habitats
Management and Conservation
Nature conservation
Nature reserves
northwestern Yunnan
Pheasants
population distribution
Principal components analysis
Protected species
Remote sensing
Snow
Studies
Threatened species
Trans-Himalayas
Wildlife conservation
wildlife habitats
wildlife management
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Summary:The greatest concentration of Chinese Galliformes occurs in the Trans-Himalayas. We selected 4 northwestern Yunnan counties (Lijiang, Shangri-la, Deqin, and Weixi) in the Trans-Himalayas to assess the conservation status of 9 gallinaceous forest birds. We developed maps depicting recent forest cover and modeled habitat availability of each gallinaceous forest bird based on 3 factors that restrict its distribution: geographic location, elevation range, and forest coverage. The conservation status of 4 species was inadequate, because
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2193/2007-077