College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Pat Hanly

  Specialist-Research
  hanlypat@msu.edu
  

• A household perspective for biodiversity conservation

  Published on June 1, 2007
  

• SCIENCE - Ecological degradation in protected areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas

  Published on April 6, 2001
  Analyses of remote sensing data from pre- and post-establishment periods indicate that the Wolong National Nature Reserve has become more fragmented and less suitable for giant panda habitation.

• Relationship between floristic similarity and vegetated land surface phenology: Implications for the synoptic monitoring of species diversity at broad geographic regions

  Published on March 23, 2012
  

• 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.

• Complex Forces Affect China's Biodiversity

  Published on September 19, 2013
  Enormous global efforts have been put into biodiversity conservation, but biodiversity loss continues rapidly in many parts of the world, including China

• Rethinking China's new great wall

  Published on November 21, 2014
  China’s position as the world’s second largest economy is largely due to its rapid economic growth in the coastal region, which comprises only 13% of China’s total land area, yet contributes 60% of the GDP

• Land surface phenology as an indicator of biodiversity patterns

  Published on February 1, 2016
  

• Evaluation of Ecosystem Service Policies from Biophysical and Social Perspectives: The Case of China

  Published on March 13, 2013
  

• Impact of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake on biodiversity and giant panda habitat in Wolong Nature Reserve, China

  Published on July 14, 2011
  

• Marine biogeographic realms and species endemicity

  Published on November 9, 2017
  

• China's Environment on a Metacoupled Planet

  Published on October 19, 2018
  China has emerged as a global economic powerhouse after four decades of unprecedented growth

• The past, present and future distribution of a deep-sea shrimp in the Southern Ocean

  Published on November 9, 2017
  We use species distribution models to predict changes in the geographic range of the deep-sea Antarctic shrimp Nematocarcinus lanceopes under changing climatic conditions from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present and to the year 2100.

• Does one size fit all? A multispecies approach to regional landscape corridor planning

  Published on December 21, 2017
  We quantitatively evaluated habitat suitability of a single umbrella species, giant panda; habitat suitability of sympatric mammals; and the potential effectiveness of the planning to preserve suitable habitat and its connectivity of other focal species.

• FORMOSAIC: An Individual-Based Spatially Explicit Model for Simulating Forest Dynamics in Landscape Mosaics

  Published on October 24, 1997
  We developed a landscape model that explicitly considers not only the dynamics of a focal forest but also ecological impacts of adjacent areas on the focal forest.

• Human Impacts on Regional Avian Diversity and Abundance

  Published on September 3, 2007
  Taking a look at "Conservation Biology".

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  Addressing humans’ voracious consumption of nature

  Published on December 15, 2020
  In a collection of essays by leaders is sustainability sciences curated by the UK's Royal Society, Jianguo "Jack" Liu links global appetites to biodiversity loss

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  Make a difference in your community through the virtual Conservation Stewards Program

  Published on June 22, 2021
  Get started as a Conservation Steward this fall, with four different local areas to choose from.

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  Superweeds, secondary pests & lack of biodiversity are frequent GMO concerns

  Published on August 15, 2018
  Since the introduction of GMO crops, consumers, policymakers and scientists alike have raised concerns over their potential negative effects on the environment.