Functional zoning and space management of Three-River-Source National Park

Mengdi, Fu; Tian, Jichun; Ren, Yueheng; Li, Junsheng; Liu, Weiwei; Zhu, Yali

doi:10.1007/s11442-019-1705-z

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“…In addition, to further promote the establishment of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park and achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, we conducted preliminary national park functional zoning and national park boundary selection from the perspective of carbon sinks, to clearly specify the protection level and other utilization areas of carbon sinks on each plot in the national park [ 52 ]. We divided the functions of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park into five parts ( Figure 2 d).…”

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Evaluation of the Carbon Sink Capacity of the Proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park

Zhao

et al. 2022

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National parks, as an important type of nature protected areas, are the cornerstone that can effectively maintain biodiversity and mitigate global climate change. At present, China is making every effort to build a nature-protection system, with national parks as the main body, and this approach considers China′s urgent goals of obtaining carbon neutrality and mitigating climate change. It is of great significance to the national carbon-neutralization strategy to accurately predict the carbon sink capacity of national park ecosystems under the background of global change. To evaluate and predict the dynamics of the carbon sink capacity of national parks under climate change and different management measures, we combined remote-sensing observations, model simulations and scenario analyses to simulate the change in the carbon sink capacity of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park ecosystem over the past two decades (2000–2020) and the change in the carbon sink capacity under different zoning controls and various climate change scenarios from 2020 to 2060. Our results show that the carbon sink capacity of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park area is increasing. Simultaneously, the carbon sink capacity will be improved with the implementation of park management and control measures; which will be increased by 2.04% to 2.13% by 2060 in the research area under multiple climate change scenarios. The research results provide a scientific basis for the establishment and final boundary determination of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park.

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Evaluation of the Carbon Sink Capacity of the Proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park

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“…The Three-River-Source National Park (TNP) is China's first national park and represents an experiment to induce a major shift in Chinese conservation efforts. When planning conservation efforts in the TNP to protect the broad alpine grassland socioecosystem, both the needs of wildlife habitats and the nomadic lifestyle of the indigenous people must be considered 27 . Here, we present an analysis of how wildlife and livestock can share grass yields in Maduo, a key region within the TNP.…”

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Optimizing livestock carrying capacity for wild ungulate-livestock coexistence in a Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grassland

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Wild ungulates are an important part of terrestrial ecosystems and play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem health and integrity. In many grassland ecosystems that are habituated by wild ungulates, the coexistence of domestic ungulates has created a conflict over grazing resources. Solving this conflict requires a balanced and sustainable policy that satisfies both the needs of wildlife protection and food production. Here, we assess the optimal grassland livestock carrying capacity of an alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, given the coexistence of wild populations of kiangs (Equus kiang) and Tibetan gazelles (Procapra picticaudata), two key species grazing in this region. We use kriging and the MaxEnt method to estimate the population sizes of kiangs and Tibetan gazelles in Maduo County, Qinghai Province. We then convert the estimated population size of the two species into sheep units and calculate the residual carrying capacity for livestock grazing. We show that after accounting for the grazing need for kiangs and Tibetan gazelles, grassland in Maduo is capable of supporting 420,641 sheep units, which is slightly more than the current livestock population. However, the residual carrying capacity is highly uneven across the region, and overgrazing is found in many areas of Maduo, especially in northern Maduo. This research provides a useful framework for planning sustainable livestock farming for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and other regions facing wildlife-livestock conflict.

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“…Functional zoning is a commonly accepted approach to national park planning and management. Previously, functional zoning schemes for national parks and protected areas have been based on the current status of natural resource characteristics and species distribution or developed by considering the compatibility of land use and landscape features or planning, or established by adjusting functional zones from the perspective of multiple stakeholders [48][49][50][51][52][53]. Habitat connectivity is severely affected by types of human activities and infrastructure that are rarely considered.…”

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Landscape Connectivity Analysis and Optimization of Qianjiangyuan National Park, Zhejiang Province, China

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As natural ecosystems in most parts of the world come under increasing human influence, fragmentation is becoming the major driving factor of the global biodiversity crisis. Therefore, connectivity between habitat patches is becoming even more important. China began building national parks with the primary purpose of protecting nationally representative natural ecosystems and maintaining the integrity of their structure, processes and functions. Research is necessary to improve the internal connectivity of national parks and to propose suggestions for existing functional zoning and biological corridors. In this study, Qianjiangyuan National Park was selected as an example park, and landscape fragmentation was evaluated exponentially and simulated visually. The habitat characteristics of protected species in the region, morphological spatial pattern analysis and the delta of the probability of connectivity were used together to identify key habitat patches and their importance levels in the study area. Potential habitat corridors in the region were then obtained using least-cost path analysis and gravity modeling methods based on the distribution of key habitat and the migration costs of target species. The results of this study show that the disturbed landscape of the study area is dominated by tea plantations and drylands, with central roads being an important factor affecting the overall landscape connectivity. In terms of the distribution of key habitat patches, the mountains have a high value. In terms of area, their size is not directly proportional to their importance for maintaining landscape connectivity in the region, but large area patches are generally of higher importance. In terms of distance, key habitats that are closer to each other have a stronger correlation and a greater possibility for species migration. Combined with the functional zoning of Qianjiangyuan National Park, the setting of strictly protected areas and recreational areas is reasonable, and traditional use areas and ecological conservation areas could be appropriately adjusted according to the distribution of key habitats. The important corridor in the middle of the ecological conservation area is crucial for the overall connectivity of the national park, and the connectivity between strict protected areas will depend on successful protection of the ecological conservation area.

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Functional zoning and space management of Three-River-Source National Park

Cited by 26 publications

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Evaluation of the Carbon Sink Capacity of the Proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park

Evaluation of the Carbon Sink Capacity of the Proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park

Optimizing livestock carrying capacity for wild ungulate-livestock coexistence in a Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grassland

Landscape Connectivity Analysis and Optimization of Qianjiangyuan National Park, Zhejiang Province, China

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