TY - JOUR
T1 - Bamboo regeneration after flowering in the wolong giant panda reserve, China
AU - Taylor, Alan H.
AU - Zisheng, Qin
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (project 3727--Management Plan for Giant Pandas and their Habitat) and could not have been completed without the assistance of many individuals. Zhang GouJun, Zhang KeWen, and Zhou ShouDe provided important logistic support in Wolong Natural Reserve. Officials in the Sichuan Forestry Bureau--Bi FengZhou, Hu TieQin, Fu ChengJun, and Xiong BeiRong--arranged for permission to work in China and guided the project through completion. Liu Jie (Mian-yang Teacher's College) and Liu MingChong, Cai XuCheng, Li LiangHua (Wolong Natural Reserve), K. Taylor, and D. Reid assisted in the field. We thank D. Reid and two anonymous referees for comments on an earlier draft of this paper. Finally, we thank Christopher Elliott, Andrew Laurie, and Pascale Moehrle (WWF) for their assistance and support during all phases of this project.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca are obligate bamboo grazers that inhabit montane and subalpine forests in south-western China. Knowledge of factors influencing bamboo abundance is crucial for panda ecology and identifying how human activities change panda habitat. This study follows bamboo regeneration from seed over seven years in panda habitat in clearcut and closed forest. Bamboo seedling density was significantly lower in clearcuts in 1984, 1985, and 1990 than beneath forest, and few seedlings remain in clearcuts. It appears that bamboo will not replace itself in clearcuts, reducing the extent of bamboo forest for pandas. Beneath forest, bamboo seedlings take 15-20 years to grow back to full height.
AB - Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca are obligate bamboo grazers that inhabit montane and subalpine forests in south-western China. Knowledge of factors influencing bamboo abundance is crucial for panda ecology and identifying how human activities change panda habitat. This study follows bamboo regeneration from seed over seven years in panda habitat in clearcut and closed forest. Bamboo seedling density was significantly lower in clearcuts in 1984, 1985, and 1990 than beneath forest, and few seedlings remain in clearcuts. It appears that bamboo will not replace itself in clearcuts, reducing the extent of bamboo forest for pandas. Beneath forest, bamboo seedlings take 15-20 years to grow back to full height.
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U2 - 10.1016/0006-3207(93)90717-F
DO - 10.1016/0006-3207(93)90717-F
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027510849
SN - 0006-3207
VL - 63
SP - 231
EP - 234
JO - Biological Conservation
JF - Biological Conservation
IS - 3
ER -