Progress in the ecology and conservation of giant pandas

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 1497 - 1507
• Main Authors: Wei, Fuwen, Swaisgood, Ronald, Hu, Yibo, Nie, Yonggang, Yan, Li, Zhang, Zejun, Qi, Dunwu, Zhu, Lifeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.12.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Adaptive management; Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Animals; bamboos; behavioral ecology; cambio climático; China; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; communications technology; Conservation; conservation areas; Conservation of Natural Resources; diet; Ecology; ecología de comportamiento; ecología de forrajeo; ecología de paisaje; ecología molecular; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered Species; Environmental restoration; extinction; foraging; foraging ecology; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; habitat conservation; habitat destruction; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Habitats; landscape ecology; landscapes; manejo adaptativo; molecular ecology; Offspring; old-growth forests; Pandas; Population decline; population dynamics; Population structure; progeny; Protected areas; rearing; Special Section: Balancing Conservation and Development to Preserve China's Biodiversity; Species extinction; Ursidae - physiology; Wildlife conservation; China; ecología de forrajeo; ecología molecular; ecología de paisaje; manejo adaptativo; molecular ecology; behavioral ecology; ecología de comportamiento; adaptive management; cambio climático; foraging ecology; landscape ecology; climate change

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) conservation is a possible success story in the making. If extinction of this iconic endangered species can be avoided, the species will become a showcase program for the Chinese government and its collaborators. We reviewed the major advancements in ecological s...