Publications
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Evaluating Landscape Options for Corridor Restoration between Giant Panda Reserves
Published on December 21, 2017
Our study suggested that in this landscape, automobile tunnels are the best means to remove current barriers to giant panda movements caused by anthropogenic interferences. -
The Recovery Processes of Giant Panda Habitat in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan China (Chinese)
Published on December 6, 2017
According to this study, the artificially planted habitat was neither an efficient approach for the bamboo resources recovery nor for the vegetation community recovery. -
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY -- Integration across a metacoupled world
Published on November 26, 2017
This paper presents an integrated framework of metacoupling: human-nature interactions within a system (intracoupling), between distant systems (telecoupling), and between adjacent systems (pericoupling). -
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY -- Telecoupling Toolbox: spatially explicit tools for studying telecoupled human and natural systems
Published on October 19, 2017
We introduce the Telecoupling Toolbox, the first set of tools developed to map and identify the five major interrelated components of the telecoupling framework: systems, flows, agents, causes, and effects. -
Spatio-temporal reconstruction of missing forest microclimate measurements
Published on October 19, 2017
Scientists and land managers are increasingly monitoring forest microclimate environments to better understand ecosystem processes, such as carbon sequestration and the population dynamics of species. -
The distance decay of similarity in climate variation and vegetation dynamics
Published on October 18, 2017
This study aimed to illustrate the strength of the distance-decay relationship in variation of climate and vegetation, and to quantify the relationship. -
Nonlinear features and complexity patterns of vegetation dynamics in the transition zone of North China
Published on October 18, 2017
In this study, we adopted ROA to investigate the spatial patterns of determinism of the vegetation dynamics ecological-geographical transition zones in North China, especially the differences between transition zone and the surrounding areas. -
Exploring spatially variable relationships between NDVI and climatic factors in a transition zone using geographically weighted regression
Published on October 18, 2017
Taking a look at "Theoretical and Applied Climatology". -
Accounting for ecosystem services in compensating for the costs of effective conservation in protected areas
Published on October 3, 2017
Protected areas are a major approach for conserving ecosystem services globally. Effective conservation in protected areas must integrate human livelihoods into the design and management of conservation. -
Reassessing the conservation status of the giant panda using remote sensing
Published on September 26, 2017
The conservation status of the iconic giant panda is a barometer of global conservation efforts. -
SCIENCE -- A looming tragedy of the sand commons
Published on September 5, 2017
Between 1900 and 2010, the global volume of natural resources used in buildings and transport infrastructure increased 23 fold. Sand and gravel are the largest portion of these primary material inputs (79% or 28.6 Gigatons per year in 2010) -
Quantifying changes in water use and groundwater availability in a megacity using novel integrated systems modeling
Published on August 31, 2017
Water sustainability in megacities is a growing challenge with far-reaching effects. -
LAND -- The Sino-Brazilian Telecoupled Soybean System and Cascading Effects for the Exporting Country
Published on August 31, 2017
We use the telecoupling framework to analyze (i) the international trade dynamics between Brazil and China as the cause of the increased production of Brazilian soybean since 2000. -
FISHERIES -- The telecoupling framework: an integrative tool for enhancing fisheries management
Published on August 12, 2017
Apply the telecoupling framework to better understand the impacts of local and more distant socioeconomic and environmental interactions that alter fisheries productivity. -
Range-wide evaluation of wildlife habitat change: A demonstration using Giant Pandas
Published on July 21, 2017
Information on wildlife habitat distribution and change is crucial for the design and evaluation of conservation efforts. -
Top 40 questions in coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) research
Published on June 30, 2017
Understanding and managing coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) is a central challenge of the 21st century, but more focus is needed to pursue the most important questions within this vast field given limited research capacity and funding. -
Hidden roles of protected areas in the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Published on June 26, 2017
Using field and remotely sensed data, we evaluated how representative of the plant biodiversity pool and of carbon sequestration is a network of nature reserves specifically established for the conservation of a target species, the giant panda. -
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS -- Climate variability and trends at a national scale
Published on June 12, 2017
Examining the daily minutia of climate, not just temperature, but also sunshine, precipitation and soil moisture simultaneously all over a country gives a better understanding of how variable a land’s climate can be. -
Modeling activity patterns of wildlife using time- series analysis
Published on May 30, 2017
The study of wildlife activity patterns is an effective approach to understanding fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes -
Reply to Bridgewater and Babin: Need for a new protected area category for ecosystem services
Published on May 30, 2017
We thank Bridgewater and Babin for their perspective. We are aware of, and appreciate, the consideration of ecosystem services in the management of Biosphere Reserves.