Western China'sNature Resemes：An EcologicalGuide describes 46 forest Darks and nature reserves 111 the western region of China.Here，the natural ecosystems 0t different types are well protected.making the parks and reserves highly valuable for environmental protection and improvement，scientific research，educanon，recreauon and tourism.The book provides basic information on each forest park and reserve，including the habits of the wild anireals and plants.The book contains some 20 photographs，and iS sure to stir t11C interest of nature lovers，conservauomsts，scientists，teachers and students of the natural sciences， andtourists.China's west is a vast territory，encompassing six provinces，five autonomous regaons and one municipality.Its nature reserves and forest parks are remarkable for their varied topography，natural wonders，picturesque landscapes and places 0f historic interest，including the Himalaya，Kunlun and Tianshan mountain ranges，lush primeval forests，the Yellow，1insha and Lancang rivers，and the Hanas，Bitta and Dalai lakes.In addition，western China boasts the vast prairies of Inner Mongolia，Yunnan and Tibet，the Nujiang Canyon，glaciers and deserts.1 he west of China IS a tremendous natural repository which is home to various types of natural ecosystems.It iS a gene pool with a huge diversity of animal and plant species.A great number of the world's rare.precious and endangered animals and plants，such as the giant panda，riger，elephant，wild yak， wild ass，rhesus monkey，Guizhou golden monkey，red-crowned crane.green peacock，silver fir，dove tree and many others thrive in the region.Many indeed are umque tO China，and tO preserve and foster thcm，and for the purposes of scientific research，education and recreation，hundreds of nature reserves and forest parks have been established in the west of China in the past few decades. most of which are little-known tO the people of t}le rest of the world.But as nowadays people throughout the world are becoming more interested in ecological tours，I hope this book will encourage people both at home and abroad to make ecological tOurS of these parks and reserves.
作者簡(jiǎn)介
Professor Qingru Zhao graduated from PekingUniversity and is now a senior researcher of forestry.For some decades now， he has been concentrating hisattention on nature conservation， especially in the areaof nature reserves. His research and travels have madehim acquainted with a great number of nature reservesand their rare， precious and endangered animals andplants. These experiences helped further shape and solidify his desire tobecome a nature conservationist.His research has resulted in several books and dozens of papers onnature conservation and forestry， which were published both in China andabroad. Among them， eight papers were published by the UNESCOjournals Parksand Unasylva. His publications and his years of dedicationto the subject have brought him recognition in the field of natureconservation， and he has been invited to international conferences andseminars. Having gained a lifetime of knowledge about China's naturereserves， the author believes that it is necessary to share his experienceand intimate knowledge with people throughout the world. He， therefore，wrote this book following his previous book titled， The Wonderlands ofChina's National Parks， which was published in 2002 in both English andChinese.
圖書目錄
Shaanxi Province Foping Nature Reserve Protecting the most valuable and fascinating animal--the giant panda--and other rare and valuable wild animals and their habitats Mount Taibai National Forest Park Protecting the natural forest ecosystem，rare and valuable animals and historical relics. Louguantai Forest Park Protecting primeval forests and bamboo groves，rare and valuable wild animals and plants，and places of historic interest and scenic beauty Zhongnan Mountains National Forest Park Protecting forests，rare and valuable wild animals，and places of historical interest and scenic beauty hree．River Wetland Nature Reserve Protecting wetlands，marshlands and birds Gansu Province Xinglong Mountains Nature Reserve Protecting the natural spruce forest ecosystem，wild animals and plants．a(chǎn)nd places of historicalinterest and scenic beauty Maiii National Forest Park Protecting the natural forest ecosystem on the loess plateau，mountain landscapes and places of historical interest and scenic beauty Taitong Forest Park Protecting the natural forest ecosystem on the loess plateau，and places of historical interest and scenic beauty Shifogou National Forest Park Protecting the natural forest ecosystem，and places of historic interest and scenic beauty Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Helan Mountains Nature Reserve Protecting the spruce and pine forest ecosystem in an arid area and its wildlife Liupan Mountains Nature Reserve Protecting the coniferous and broadleaf forest ecosystem on the plateau，leopard and other valuable animals Shapotou Nature Reserve Protecting the desert ecosystem，the achievements of sand control，oases，animals and plants of desert area Qinghai Province Three River Sources Nature Reserve Protecting a valuable natural headwater ecosystem，wetlands and marshlands Longbao Lake Nature Reserve Protecting lakes and weflands，home to the rare black-necked crane Bird Island Nature Reserve Protecting the lake and the island，habitats for large numbers of bar-headed geese，gulls，swans and other valuable birds Mengda Nature Reserve Protecting the natural forest ecosystem．rivers and 1akes and the green lush landscapes on the dry plateau Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Hanas Nature Reserve Protecting a beautiful lake，natural forest ecosystem and wildlife Bayinbulouk Nature Reserve Protecting marshlands，and their wild bird inhabitants Bulgen Nature Reserve Protecting a willow forest ecosystem along a river，and the local beavers and otherwildlife …… Sichuan Province Chongqing Municipality Yunnan Province Guixhou Province Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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