NDLI: The development of a geographic information system (GIS) database for Jiuzhaigou national nature reserve and its application

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Author	Di, Bao feng Zhang, Kai shan Tang, Ya Zhang, Ming hua Ustin, Susan L.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The objective of this paper is to develop a GIS (Geographic Information System) database for Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve (Jiuzhaigou, hereafter) in China and demonstrate its application as a research tool. A cost-effective procedure was developed to compile a variety of geographical and biological data of the study area in terms of popular GIS format such as shape files. These files were further calibrated and validated using field surveys data. The developed GIS database was used to quantify the distributions of the wildlife (amphibians, mammals, and birds) using the distances of the wildlife to the centerline of the bus-tour routes. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to quantify the correlation in space between pairs of different wildlife using the number of habitats for given space contexts. An ArcObject-based macro was developed to perform the analysis. The results showed the majority of the habitats of wildlife are located in the proximity of the tour-bus routes with an average distance ranging from 564 to 894 m depending on types of wildlife. This indicates a possibility of the disturbance to the wildlife by human activities. The correlation coefficient of the wildlife ranged from 0.36 to 0.64 depending on pairs of wildlife, indicating some correlations in space. However, due to the limited sample size, the statistical significances need to be further investigated. This paper has successfully demonstrated the use of the GIS-based database as a research tool for environmental study.
Starting Page	398
Ending Page	409
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16726316
Journal	Journal of Mountain Science
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	19930321
Language	English
Publisher	SP Science Press
Publisher Date	2013-05-25
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Geographic Information System (GIS) Database Remote sensing Wildlife Correlation Coefficient Jiuzhaigou Earth Sciences Geography (general) Environment Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Geography, Planning and Development Geology Global and Planetary Change Nature and Landscape Conservation

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