Reassessing the conservation status of the giant panda using remote sensing.
Published
Journal Article
The conservation status of the iconic giant panda is a barometer of global conservation efforts. The IUCN Red List has downgraded the panda's extinction risk from "endangered" to "vulnerable". Newly obtained, detailed GIS and remotely sensed data applied consistently over the last four decades show that panda habitat covered less area and was more fragmented in 2013 than in 1988 when the species was listed as endangered.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Xu, W; Viña, A; Kong, L; Pimm, SL; Zhang, J; Yang, W; Xiao, Y; Zhang, L; Chen, X; Liu, J; Ouyang, Z
Published Date
- November 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 1 / 11
Start / End Page
- 1635 - 1638
PubMed ID
- 28963522
Pubmed Central ID
- 28963522
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2397-334X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2397-334X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/s41559-017-0317-1
Language
- eng