Impact of carbon neutralization policy on the suitable habitat distribution of the North China leopard

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 18821 - 13
• Main Authors: Zhu, Mengyan, Zhao, Yue, Li, Weiqiang, Han, Xinghua, Wang, Zhen, Yang, Xiaomei, Dang, Cuiying, Liu, Yaoguo, Xu, Shicai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.08.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158; 631/158/2165; 631/158/672; 631/601; 704/158/670; Animals; Carbon; Carbon - analysis; Carbon neutrality; Carbon peak; China; Climate Change; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; Emissions; Environmental protection; Global climate; Habitats; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Neutralization; Northern Shaanxi; Owls; Panthera - physiology; Panthera pardus japonensis; Precipitation; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seasonal variations; Species distribution model; Suitable habitat; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife habitats; China; North China leopard; Climate change; Species distribution model; Carbon neutrality; Suitable habitat; Northern Shaanxi; Carbon peak

The Chinese government has introduced a carbon neutral policy to cope with the rapid changes in the global climate. It is not clear what impact this policy will have on wildlife. Therefore, this study analyzed the suitable habitat distribution of China’s unique leopard subspecies in northern Shaanxi...