Giant pandas : biology and conservation / edited by Donald Lindburg and Karen Baragona ; with a foreword by George B. Schaller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lindburg, Donald G., 1932-

Baragona, Karen, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Giant panda.

Giant panda--Conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkley : University of California Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The much-loved giant panda, a secretive denizen of the dense bamboo forests of western China, has become an icon worldwide of progress in conservation and research. This volume, written by an international team of scientists and conservationists including Chinese researchers whose work has not been available in English, tells the promising story of how the giant panda returned from the brink of extinction. The most important sourcebook on giant pandas to date, it is the first book since 1985 to present current panda research and the first to place the species in its biological, ecological, and political contexts. More than a progress report on a highly endangered species, Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation details the combination of scientific understanding, local commitment, and government involvement that has been brought into play and asks what more needs to be done to ensure the panda's survival. The book is divided into four parts-Evolutionary History of the Giant Panda, Studies of Giant Panda Biology, Pandas and Their Habitats, and Giant Panda Conservation. It combines the latest findings from the field and the laboratory together with panel and workshop summaries from a recent international conference. Taken together, the chapters highlight how international cooperation has led to better management in the wild and in captivity. The volume also shows how concepts such as buffer zones, links between forest fragments, multiple-use areas, and cooperation with local people who have a stake in the resources-highly relevant concepts for conservation problems around the world-have been key to the panda's survival.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDG

Introduction

1. Phylogenetic Position of the Giant Panda

BRIEF REPORT 1.1

2. What Is a Giant Panda?

3. A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Origin and Relationships of the Giant Panda

4. Variation in Ursid Life Histories

BRIEF REPORT 4.1

5. Future Survival of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China

WORKSHOP REPORT 5.1

6. Nutritional Strategy of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China

BRIEF REPORT 6.1

7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas

BRIEF REPORT 7.1

8. Reproduction in Giant Pandas

9. COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GIANT PANDAS IN THE FIVE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA

PANEL REPORT 9.1. Assessing the Habitat and Distribution of the Giant Panda: Methods and Issues

BRIEF REPORT 9.1

10. Giant Panda Migration and Habitat Utilization in Foping Nature Reserve, China

BRIEF REPORT 10.1

11. MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GIANT PANDAS IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA

PANEL REPORT 11.1

12. SYMPATRY OF GIANT AND RED PANDAS ON YELE NATURAL RESERVE, CHINA

13. BALANCING PANDA AND HUMAN NEEDS FOR BAMBOO SHOOTS IN MABIAN NATURE RESERVE, CHINA: PREDICTIONS FROM A LOGISTIC-LIKE MODEL

PANEL REPORT 13.1

14. A NEW PARADIGM FOR PANDA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY WITH HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIOECONOMICS

PANEL REPORT 14.1

15. BIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING FUTURE EFFORTS IN GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION

PANEL REPORT 15.1

THE LEGACY OF EXTINCTION RISK: LESSONS FROM GIANT PANDAS AND OTHER THREATENED CARNIVORES

PANEL REPORT 16.1

17. BIOMEDICAL SURVEY OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS:

BRIEF REPORT 17.1

WORKSHOP REPORT 17.1

Conclusion

APPENDIX A. Keynote Address

APPENDIX B. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARSHALL JON ES

APPENDIX C. MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612357190

9780520930162

0520930169

9781282357198

1282357190

9781597346337

1597346330

OCLC:

70773229