The Protection and Management of Wapiti in Desert Oases: Bare Land Poses a Limitation to Wapiti Conservation DOI Creative Commons

Fujie Qiao,

Hairong Du, Zhang Xia

et al.

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 737 - 737

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

The Helan Mountains, situated in the heart of desert, act as a dividing line between China’s arid and semi-arid zones. Often referred to “desert oasis”, they create an ecological island with uniquely distinctive geographical location, making this area focal point contemporary research. Ungulates play critical role ecosystem. Alashan wapiti (Cervus canadensis alashanicus), isolated population smallest canadensis) subspecies, is found exclusively within Mountains Nature Reserve. conservation fraught challenges, particularly during winter, harshest season for northern ungulates. Winter habitats are crucial ensuring stability. Therefore, we used certain methods, such factor screening model parameter optimization assess habitat suitability using multi-scale species distribution models. optimized results show that suitable overlap areas high vegetation coverage covering just 588.32 km2, which less than quarter reserve’s total area. bare land winter NDVI two primary factors influencing suitability, other having minimal impact, underscoring importance food resources wapiti. limited availability these poses significant challenges. Our findings provide more precise foundation targeted protection restoration efforts. We recommend enhancing resources, effectively conserving vegetated areas, preventing desertification.

Language: Английский

Barriers and corridors: Assessment of gene flow and movement among red panda populations in eastern Himalayas DOI
Supriyo Dalui, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Mukesh Thakur

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 931, P. 172523 - 172523

Published: April 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Elevational and climatic gradients shape the genetic structure of a typical Tibetan loach Triplophysa stenura (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) DOI Creative Commons
Zheng Gong,

Pengcheng Lin,

Lin Chen

et al.

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 51, P. e02920 - e02920

Published: March 27, 2024

Species resilience to diversified environments largely depends on their genetic diversity. Disentangling the respective roles of multiple landscape factors population variation could help us interpret adaptive mechanism species environments, which is a central issue in evolutionary biology and biodiversity conservation. Herein, typical Tibetan loach Triplophysa stenura was selected as study object perform genetics analyses inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. Based extensive sample collection, total 377 individuals 20 sites Yarlung Tsangpo River were included results diversity assessment demonstrated relatively high haplotype low nucleotide for most geographic populations. Genetic pattern analysis proved that both greater higher, colder drier areas, consistent with central-marginal hypothesis this plateau hinterland-originated species. Degree differentiation among populations varied level extremely level, coming mainly within Elevational climatic divergences detected be principally responsible formation structure species, coinciding isolation-by-environment model. On basis, we put forward some applicable proposals marginal elevations deserved more attentions designing conservation scheme those genetically differentiated should treated separate units. Under context global climate change intensifying human activity, sound resources monitoring along elevational or gradient pivotal develop future interventions.

Language: Английский

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The Protection and Management of Wapiti in Desert Oases: Bare Land Poses a Limitation to Wapiti Conservation DOI Creative Commons

Fujie Qiao,

Hairong Du, Zhang Xia

et al.

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 737 - 737

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

The Helan Mountains, situated in the heart of desert, act as a dividing line between China’s arid and semi-arid zones. Often referred to “desert oasis”, they create an ecological island with uniquely distinctive geographical location, making this area focal point contemporary research. Ungulates play critical role ecosystem. Alashan wapiti (Cervus canadensis alashanicus), isolated population smallest canadensis) subspecies, is found exclusively within Mountains Nature Reserve. conservation fraught challenges, particularly during winter, harshest season for northern ungulates. Winter habitats are crucial ensuring stability. Therefore, we used certain methods, such factor screening model parameter optimization assess habitat suitability using multi-scale species distribution models. optimized results show that suitable overlap areas high vegetation coverage covering just 588.32 km2, which less than quarter reserve’s total area. bare land winter NDVI two primary factors influencing suitability, other having minimal impact, underscoring importance food resources wapiti. limited availability these poses significant challenges. Our findings provide more precise foundation targeted protection restoration efforts. We recommend enhancing resources, effectively conserving vegetated areas, preventing desertification.

Language: Английский

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