Symposium: Conservation Science for Giant Pandas and Their Habitat
Society for Conservation Biology Conference, Beijing, China
July 13, 2009
Organised by：Ron Swaisgood, Fuwen Wei, Andy Kouba, and David Wildt
ARE BIRTH DENS A FACTOR LIMITING GIANT PANDA POPULATIONS IN
RESERVES WITH A HISTORY OF LOGGING? Presented by Ron Swaisgood (San
Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research), Zejun Zhang (China West Normal
University, Nanchong), and Fuwen Wei (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing)
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GIANT PANDA
HABITAT. Presented by Melanie Delion, Melissa Songer, and Peter Leimgruber
(Smithsonian National Zoological Park)
FORAGING STRATEGY AND SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF WILD GIANT PANDAS
IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA Presented by Zejun Zhang (China West
Normal University, Nanchong), Yonggang Nie (Institute of Zoology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing), James Sheppard (San Diego Zoo’s Institute for
Conservation Research), Ron Swaisgood (San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation
Research), Fuwen Wei (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing)
THE SPATIAL PATTERNS AND DYNAMICS OF GIANT PANDA'S HABITAT
AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN CONSERVATION. Presented by Zhiyun Ouyang
and Weihua Xu (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing)
THE UTILITY OF CAMERA-TRAPPING AND SIGN TRANSECTS FOR
WILDLIFE MONITORING IN NATURE RESERVES – A CASE STUDY OF
WANGLANG NATURE RESERVE, CHINA. Presented by Sheng Li (Peking
University), William McShea (Smithsonian National Zoological Park), Dajun Wang
(Peking University), Junzhong Huang (Wanglang National Nature Reserve),
Liangkun Shao (Wanglang National Nature Reserve)
POPULATION SUBDIVISION AND SPATIAL DYNAMICS IN GIANT PANDA
BASED ON LANDSCAPE AND POPULATION GENETICS ANALYSIS. Presented
by Lifeng Zhu (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing),
Xiangjiang Zhan (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing), Hua
Wu (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing), Tao Meng
(Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing), Michael Bruford
(Cardiff University) and Fuwen Wei (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing)
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON PANDA HABITAT IN
WOLONG NATURE RESERVE, CHINA. Presented by Wei Liu (Michigan State
University, East Lansing), Guangming He (Michigan State University, East Lansing),
Christine Vogt (Michigan State University, East Lansing), Jianguo Liu (Michigan
State University, East Lansing), Gary Roloff (Michigan State University, East
Lansing)and Jian Yang (Wolong Nature Reserve)
SPATIAL GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE GIANT PANDA POPULATION IN
LIANGSHAN MOUNTAINS. Presented by Yibo Hu (Institute of Zoology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing), Xiangjiang Zhan (Institute of Zoology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing), Dunwu Qi (Nanjing Normal University), Michael
Bruford (Cardiff University) and Fuwen Wei (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing)
GIANT PANDA HABITAT DYNAMICS IN A RECOVERING NATURE RESERVE
Xuehua Liu (Tsinghua University, Beijing), Xiaoming Shao (China Agricultural
University, Beijing), Xiangbo He (Foping Nature Reserve), Ruixuan Tian
(Guanyingshan Nature Reserve), Yun Zhu (Guanyingshan Nature Reserve), Gaodi
Dang (Foping Nature Reserve)
ECOLOGICAL MONITORING IN GIANT PANDA RESERVES TO ENHANCE
MANAGEMENT BASED ON SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. Presented by Dajun
Wang (Peking University), Sheng Li (Peking University), Hao Wang (Peking
University), Xiaodong Gu (Sichuan Forestry Department), Cheng Li (Chengdu
Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yuanbin Zhang (Chengdu
Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Shaoying Liu (Sichuan Academy
of Forestry), Wei Yang (Sichuan Agriculture University ) and Youping Chen
(Wanglang National Nature Reserve)
LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS OF GIANT PANDA HABITAT IN THE
QINLING MOUNTAIN REGION OF CHINA. Presented by Tiantian Feng (Institute
of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing), Frank T. Van Manen, Naxun
Zhao (Foping Nature Reserve), Ming L (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing) and Fuwen Wie (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing)
A WEBGIS-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR BALANCING HUMAN
ENERGY NEEDS AND PANDA HABITAT CONSERVATION. Presented by
Guangming He (Michigan State University), Xiaodong Chen (Michigan State
University), Li An (San Diego State University) Wei Liu (Michigan State University),
Shiqiang Zhou (China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda,
Wolong Nature Reserve), Hemin Zhang (China Conservation and Research Center for
the Giant Panda, Wolong Nature Reserve) Zhiyun Ouyang (Research Center for
Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Shuxin Li (Michigan
State University), Jianguo Liu (Michigan State University)
GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS SURVIVAL OF THE GIANT PANDA.
Presented by James Spotila, (Drexel University) Hou Rong (Chengdu Research Base
of Giant Panda Breeding), Zhang Zhihe (Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda
Breeding)