作者机构：
[杨知建; 甘德欣] College of Biological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China;[王志远; 齐增湘] College of Design and Art, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China;Biological Research Institute of Chenzhou, Chenzhou, 423000, China;[李涛] College of Biological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China<&wdkj&>College of Design and Art, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China;[陈希] College of Biological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China<&wdkj&>Biological Research Institute of Chenzhou, Chenzhou, 423000, China
通讯机构：
College of Design and Art, University of South China, Hengyang, China
作者机构：
[甘德欣; 杨知建] College of Biological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China;[齐增湘; 王宽; 李晖] College of Design and Art, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China;Biological Research Institute of Chenzhou, Chenzhou, Hunan 423000, China;[陈希] College of Biological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China, Biological Research Institute of Chenzhou, Chenzhou, Hunan 423000, China;[李涛] College of Biological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China, College of Design and Art, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
通讯机构：
[Yang, Z.-J.] C;College of Biological Science and Technology, China
作者机构：
[文洁; 施周; 杨昌智; 蒋新波] College of Civil Engineering, Hunan Univ, Changsha, Hunan, China;[蒋新波] College of Design and Art, Univ of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
通讯机构：
College of Civil Engineering, Hunan Univ, Changsha, Hunan, China
作者机构：
[Xu Weihua; Ouyang Zhiyun] Chinese Acad Sci, Ecoenvironm Sci Res Ctr, State Key Lab Reg & Urban Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China.;[Liu Wei; Liu Jianguo; Vina, Andres] Michigan State Univ, Dept Fisheries & Wildlife, Ctr Syst Integrat & Sustainabil, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA.;[Qi Zengxiang] Univ South China, Coll Design & Art, Hengyang 421001, Peoples R China.;[Wan Hui] World Wide Fund Nat WWF Xian Programme Off, Xian 710075, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Xu Weihua] C;Chinese Acad Sci, Ecoenvironm Sci Res Ctr, State Key Lab Reg & Urban Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China.
关键词：
giant panda;habitat suitability;Maximum Entropy (MAXENT);nature reserve network;surrogate species
摘要：
Many nature reserves are established to protect the habitat needs of particular endangered species of interest but their effectiveness for protecting other species is questionable. In this study, this effectiveness was evaluated in a nature reserve network located in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China. The network of reserves was established mainly for the conservation of the giant panda, a species considered as a surrogate for the conservation of many other endangered species in the region. The habitat suitability of nine protected species, including the giant panda, was modeled by using Maximum Entropy (MAXENT) and their spatial congruence was analyzed. Habitat suitability of these species was also overlapped with nature reserve boundaries and their management zones (i.e., core, buffer and experimental zones). Results show that in general the habitat of the giant panda constitutes a reasonable surrogate of the habitat of other protected species, and giant panda reserves protect a relatively high proportion of the habitat of other protected species. Therefore, giant panda habitat conservation also allows the conservation of the habitat of other protected species in the region. However, a large area of suitable habitat was excluded from the nature reserve network. In addition, four species exhibited a low proportion of highly suitable habitat inside the core zones of nature reserves. It suggests that a high proportion of suitable habitat of protected species not targeted for conservation is located in the experimental and buffer zones, thus, is being affected by human activities. To increase their conservation effectiveness, nature reserves and their management zones need to be re-examined in order to include suitable habitat of more endangered species. The procedures described in this study can be easily implemented for the conservation of many endangered species not only in China but in many other parts of the world.
