NDLI: The Western Ordos Plateau as a Biodiversity Center of Relic Shrubs in Arid Areas of China

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Wang, Guo hong
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	The western Ordos plateau in the central-north of China is abundant in relic shrub species. Totally 54 shrub species belonging to 31 genera in 16 families are found in 10 desert shrub communities,including 10 local endemic species, five relic shrub species, and seven threatened species defined by the China Red Data Book. The percentage of the threatened shrub species to the total is as high as 12.9%, much greater than the national average (3.5%). Although a National Natural Reserve has been established since 1998 in the western Ordos plateau, the exploitation of mining resources continues to expand at a significant biological cost. Given the circumstances, future conservation efforts should focus on (1) removing coking and cement facilities from the reserve; (2) defining the boundaries of the Western Ordos National Natural Reserve encompassing all habitats where these shrub species occur; (3) implementing comprehensive plans coupling conservation with economic development; (4) enforcing ecological restoration after mining; and (5)␣establishing comprehensive population monitoring systems and promoting ex situ conservation. In addition, two local endemic relic species (Tetraena mongolica and Helianthemum ordosicum), which were defined as rare species in the second conservation priority by the China Red Data Book, should be considered as endangered species in the first conservation priority rank due to the extremely restricted distribution ranges, extremely scarce populations and more prominently, the currently increasing human disturbances caused by mining and urbanization in the core conservation area of the western Ordos plateau.
Starting Page	3187
Ending Page	3200
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09603115
Journal	Biodiversity and Conservation
Volume Number	14
Issue Number	13
e-ISSN	15729710
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Conservation priority Mining Rare species The Western Ordos National Natural Reserve Threatened species Evolutionary Biology Tree Biology Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

The western ordos plateau as a biodiversity center of relic shrubs in arid areas of china (2004).

The Anthropocene biosphere: do threatened species, Red Lists, and protected areas have a future role in nature conservation?

Conservation priority of endemic Chinese flora at family and genus levels

Biodiversity of Bitahai Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China

Areas of high diversity for the world’s inland-breeding waterbirds

Geographic distribution patterns and status assessment of threatened plants in China

Aquatic plants diversity in arid zones of Northwest China: patterns, threats and conservation

Tree species composition and richness along altitudinal gradients as a tool for conservation decisions: the case of Atlantic semideciduous forest

Which species to conserve: evaluating children’s species-based conservation priorities

The Western Ordos Plateau as a Biodiversity Center of Relic Shrubs in Arid Areas of China

Similar Documents

The western ordos plateau as a biodiversity center of relic shrubs in arid areas of china (2004).

The Anthropocene biosphere: do threatened species, Red Lists, and protected areas have a future role in nature conservation?

Conservation priority of endemic Chinese flora at family and genus levels

Biodiversity of Bitahai Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China

Areas of high diversity for the world’s inland-breeding waterbirds

Geographic distribution patterns and status assessment of threatened plants in China

Aquatic plants diversity in arid zones of Northwest China: patterns, threats and conservation

Tree species composition and richness along altitudinal gradients as a tool for conservation decisions: the case of Atlantic semideciduous forest

Which species to conserve: evaluating children’s species-based conservation priorities

The Western Ordos Plateau as a Biodiversity Center of Relic Shrubs in Arid Areas of China