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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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JIUZHAIGOU VALLEY |
 © Photo: Peng Wiaohui |
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| General Description |
This biosphere reserve covers 24,000 hectares on the southern slopes of the Minshan Mountains which is within the transition area between the Sichuan Basin and the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. The natural landscape includes snow-capped peaks, numerous waterfalls, forests, mountain streams and lakes. The altitude ranges from about 2,000 to 4,700 meters above sea level. There are more than 140 bird species and numerous threatened species of plants and animals such as the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). The inhabitants (about 1,000 in 1997) are mainly Tibetan and Qiang, who live in nine villages located in the valley. The rapid growth of tourism has brought benefits to these communities but has also created threats to the natural environment. The local authorities are addressing these, for example by controlling the construction of new buildings. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Temperate broad-leaf forest and woodlands; mixed mountain and highland systems | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Mountain coniferous forest; mixed forest with Quercus liaotungensis and Acer davidiana; shrub vegetation with Lonicera spp., Spiraea sp. and Berberis sp.; mixed coniferous- broad-leaved forest with Pinus tabulaeformis, P. armandii, Tsuga spp. and maximowiczii; alpine scrub-meadow; Tulus vegetation up to snow line with Saussurea medusa, S. gnaphalioides and S. longifolia; lake ecosystem; agroecosystems with planted Brassica pekinensis, B. campestris, Zea mais etc. | |||
| Location | 32°54' to 33°19'N; 103°46' to 104°4'E | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 106,090 | |||
| Core area(s) | 58,915 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 5,382 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | 41,793 | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +1,998 to +4,764 | |||
| Year designated | 1997 | |||
| Administrative authorities | The Jiuzhaigou Administration Committee takes charge The higher body is the Sichuan provincial government | |||
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| Brief description |
Site for the Giant Panda habitat rehabilitation Forest climate monitoring Monitoring of water quality Water bodies and landslide monitoring Forest Insect Monitoring Station Pests and diseases Tourist economy Mapping of the different zones of the biosphere reserve Indicators of sustainability relevant to economic activities: Cultivated lands suitable for trees will return to forests; business items will move outside the reserve; limitation of the number of tourists each year |
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| Specific variables... | ||||
| Abiotic | Climate, geomorphology, habitat, hydrology, monitoring/methodologies. | |||
| Biodiversity | Forest systems, invertebrates/insects/spiders, mammals, methodologies, pests/diseases, restoration/rehabilitation/redevelopment. | |||
| Socio-economic | Economic studies, indicators of sustainability, tourism. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Mapping, planning and zoning measures/zonation. | |||
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| Contact address |
Guan Yan Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve Management Bureau Yangtong 623400 Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province China |
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| Telephone | (86 837) 773 4198 | |||
| Fax | (86.837) 773 4579 | |||
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| Last updated: 12/12/2007 |
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