Projected impacts of climate change on snow leopard habitat in Qinghai Province, China

Econometric analysis of the impacts of climate change on the livestock production in Qinghai Province

Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment ◽

10.1080/10042857.2013.848009 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 299-307

Author(s):

Yanfei Li ◽

Xinsheng Wang ◽

Zhihui Li ◽

Fang Yin

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Livestock Production ◽

Econometric Analysis ◽

Qinghai Province ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

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Ecological impacts of climate change on the snow leopard (Panthera unica) in South Asia

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.240219 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 82 ◽

Author(s):

F. A. Kazmi ◽

F. Shafique ◽

M. U. Hassan ◽

S. Khalid ◽

N. Ali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

South Asian ◽

Ecological Impacts ◽

Snow Leopard ◽

Mountain Ranges ◽

Alpine Regions ◽

Central Asian ◽

The Common ◽

Migratory Patterns ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Snow leopard (Panthera unica) is a felid which lives in the highly rugged areas of alpine regions in different mountain ranges of South and Central Asia. This solitary animal needs large spaces for its ranges but due to climate change and relatively faster rate of global warming in South Asian mountain ranges, its habitat is going to shrink and fragment by tree-line shifts and change in hydrology of the area. Vegetative modification of montane flora and competition with domestic goats will create its prey’s population to decline along with a chance of a direct conflict and competition with the common leopard. Common leopard being more adaptable, grouped, and larger in size can be a significant stressor for a smaller and solitary snow leopard. Habitat would shrink, and snow leopard can possibly move upslope or northward to central Asian ranges and their predicted migratory patterns are unknown.

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Climate-smart conservation, a new way to tackle the global species conservation crisis

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ◽

10.14712/23361964.2021.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 67-70

Author(s):

Soňa Vařachová ◽

Bikram Shrestha

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Species Conservation ◽

Snow Leopard ◽

Vulnerable Species ◽

Key Characteristics ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change is something no one can ignore. While some people are still questioning the source of this issue, many are already working on solutions for the world’s species, for which climate change might mean another step toward extinction. We are presenting here the basic idea of an innovative conservation approach, climate-smart conservation, which has a potential to mitigate the impacts of climate change and therefore protect some vulnerable species from demise. Next to its key characteristics we present examples of already ongoing practices involving climate-smart conservation and possible use of this approach in conservation of the snow leopard.

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The snow leopard suitable habitat analysis and climate refugia identification in Qinghai province, China

10.22541/au.162280458.85874973/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jia Li ◽

Yadong Xue ◽

Charlotte Hacker ◽

Yu Zhang ◽

Ye Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Global Climate ◽

Change Scenario ◽

Suitable Habitat ◽

Snow Leopard ◽

Qinghai Province ◽

Maxent Model ◽

Species Vulnerability ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

Surrounding Areas

Global climate change poses major challenges for current biodiversity conservation efforts. Assessing species’ vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective strategies to reduce emerging climate-related threats. We used the maximum entropy algorithm (MaxEnt model) to assess potential changes in snow leopard (Panthera uncia) suitable habitat in Qinghai Province, China under a mild climate change scenario. Our results showed that the area of snow leopard suitable habitat in Qinghai Province was 302,821 km2 under current conditions and 228,997 km2 under 2050’s climatic scenario, and that its mean elevation would shift upward 90 m. At present, nature reserves protect 38.78% of the currently suitable habitat and will protect 42.56% of future suitable habitat. Current areas climate refugia amounted to 212,341 km2, mainly distributed in Sanjiangyuan, Qilian mountains and surrounding areas. Our results provide valuable information for formulating strategies to meet future conservation challenges brought on by climate stress. We suggest that conservation efforts in Qinghai Province should focus on protecting areas of climate refugia and on maintaining or building corridors when planning for future species management.

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