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A CATALYST FOR CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS IN CHINA
  • Susie Ellis , Anju Zhang , Hemin Zhang , Jinguo Zhang , Zhihe Zhang , Mabel Lam , Mark Edwards , JoGayle Howard , Donald Janssen , Eric Miller and David Wildt
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Giant Pandas
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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. FOREWORD xi
  4. PREFACE xiii
  5. ACKNOWLEDG xv
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Phylogenetic Position ofthe Giant Panda 11
  8. BRIEF REPORT 1.1 36
  9. 2. What Is a Giant Panda? 38
  10. 3. A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Origin and Relationships of the Giant Panda 45
  11. 4. Variation in Ursid Life Histories 53
  12. BRIEF REPORT 4.1 74
  13. PART TWO. Studies of Giant Panda Biology
  14. 5. Future Survival of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China 81
  15. WORKSHOP REPORT 5.1 88
  16. 6. Nutritional Strategy of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China 90
  17. BRIEF REPORT 6.1 101
  18. 7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas 106
  19. BRIEF REPORT 7.1 121
  20. 8. Reproduction in Giant Pandas 125
  21. PART THREE. Pandas and Their Habitat
  22. 9. COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GIANT PANDAS IN THE FIVE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA 137
  23. PANEL REPORT 9.1. Assessing the Habitat and Distribution of the Giant Panda: Methods and Issues 149
  24. BRIEF REPORT 9.1 155
  25. 10. Giant Panda Migration and Habitat Utilization in Foping Nature Reserve, China 159
  26. BRIEF REPORT 10.1 170
  27. 11. MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GIANT PANDAS IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA 176
  28. PANEL REPORT 11.1 187
  29. 12. SYMPATRY OF GIANT AND RED PANDAS ON YELE NATURAL RESERVE, CHINA 189
  30. 13. BALANCING PANDA AND HUMAN NEEDS FOR BAMBOO SHOOTS IN MABIAN NATURE RESERVE, CHINA: PREDICTIONS FROM A LOGISTIC-LIKE MODEL 201
  31. PANEL REPORT 13.1 210
  32. PART FOUR. Giant Panda Conservation
  33. 14. A NEW PARADIGM FOR PANDA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY WITH HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIOECONOMICS 217
  34. PANEL REPORT 14.1 226
  35. 15. BIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING FUTURE EFFORTS IN GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION 228
  36. PANEL REPORT 15.1 234
  37. THE LEGACY OF EXTINCTION RISK: LESSONS FROM GIANT PANDAS AND OTHER THREATENED CARNIVORES 236
  38. PANEL REPORT 16.1 246
  39. 17. BIOMEDICAL SURVEY OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS: 250
  40. BRIEF REPORT 17.1 264
  41. WORKSHOP REPORT 17.1 268
  42. Conclusion 271
  43. APPENDIX A. Keynote Address 279
  44. APPENDIX B. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARSHALL JON ES 282
  45. APPENDIX C. MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS 286
  46. CONTRIBUTORS 289
  47. INDEX 297
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520930162-034

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. FOREWORD xi
  4. PREFACE xiii
  5. ACKNOWLEDG xv
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Phylogenetic Position ofthe Giant Panda 11
  8. BRIEF REPORT 1.1 36
  9. 2. What Is a Giant Panda? 38
  10. 3. A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Origin and Relationships of the Giant Panda 45
  11. 4. Variation in Ursid Life Histories 53
  12. BRIEF REPORT 4.1 74
  13. PART TWO. Studies of Giant Panda Biology
  14. 5. Future Survival of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China 81
  15. WORKSHOP REPORT 5.1 88
  16. 6. Nutritional Strategy of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China 90
  17. BRIEF REPORT 6.1 101
  18. 7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas 106
  19. BRIEF REPORT 7.1 121
  20. 8. Reproduction in Giant Pandas 125
  21. PART THREE. Pandas and Their Habitat
  22. 9. COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GIANT PANDAS IN THE FIVE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA 137
  23. PANEL REPORT 9.1. Assessing the Habitat and Distribution of the Giant Panda: Methods and Issues 149
  24. BRIEF REPORT 9.1 155
  25. 10. Giant Panda Migration and Habitat Utilization in Foping Nature Reserve, China 159
  26. BRIEF REPORT 10.1 170
  27. 11. MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GIANT PANDAS IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA 176
  28. PANEL REPORT 11.1 187
  29. 12. SYMPATRY OF GIANT AND RED PANDAS ON YELE NATURAL RESERVE, CHINA 189
  30. 13. BALANCING PANDA AND HUMAN NEEDS FOR BAMBOO SHOOTS IN MABIAN NATURE RESERVE, CHINA: PREDICTIONS FROM A LOGISTIC-LIKE MODEL 201
  31. PANEL REPORT 13.1 210
  32. PART FOUR. Giant Panda Conservation
  33. 14. A NEW PARADIGM FOR PANDA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY WITH HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIOECONOMICS 217
  34. PANEL REPORT 14.1 226
  35. 15. BIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING FUTURE EFFORTS IN GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION 228
  36. PANEL REPORT 15.1 234
  37. THE LEGACY OF EXTINCTION RISK: LESSONS FROM GIANT PANDAS AND OTHER THREATENED CARNIVORES 236
  38. PANEL REPORT 16.1 246
  39. 17. BIOMEDICAL SURVEY OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS: 250
  40. BRIEF REPORT 17.1 264
  41. WORKSHOP REPORT 17.1 268
  42. Conclusion 271
  43. APPENDIX A. Keynote Address 279
  44. APPENDIX B. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARSHALL JON ES 282
  45. APPENDIX C. MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS 286
  46. CONTRIBUTORS 289
  47. INDEX 297
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