Foping National Nature Reserve

Foping Nature Reserve
佛坪国家级自保护区
Map showing the location of Foping Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Foping Nature Reserve
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LocationShaanxi Province, China
Coordinates33°39′29″N 107°48′25″E / 33.658°N 107.807°E / 33.658; 107.807[1]
Area350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Established1978
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Foping Nature Reserve (simplified Chinese: 佛坪国家级自保护区; traditional Chinese: 佛坪國家級自保護區; pinyin: Fópíng guójiājí zì bǎohù qū; lit. 'Foping National Level Nature Protection Area') in Shaanxi Province, China, is a nature reserve and national park situated in the Qinling Mountains. The Nature Reserve covers 350 km2 (140 sq mi) and is under the leadership of the Ministry of Forestry. Foping Nature Reserve is girdled by other protected areas: It is bordered in the east by the Long-caoping Forest Farm; in the west it is flanked by the Changqing Nature Reserve; Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, the stronghold of the Golden Monkey, and Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve are situated to the north.[2] The Foping Reserve covers 29,240 hectares (72,300 acres) of rugged mountain terrain and is home to a stable panda population.[3] Elevations range from 1,080 to 2,094 m with warm summers and cold winters. 950–1,200 mm of rain falls mostly from July to September, with snow at higher elevations. Forested lands dominate the reserve with a mix of conifers and broadleaf deciduous trees.[4]

  1. ^ "Foping Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Native Place of the Giant Panda in Qinling Mountains --Foping National Nature Reserve". wildgiantpanda.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ LIU Xuehua, Toxopeus Albertus G.; Skidmore Andrew, K.; Shao, Xiaoming; Gaodi, Dang; Tiejun, Wang; Prins, Herbert H. T. (2005). "Giant panda habitat selection in Foping Nature Reserve, China". Journal of Wildlife Management. 69 (4): 1623–1632. doi:10.2193/0022-541X(2005)69[1623:GPHSIF]2.0.CO;2.
  4. ^ Zhi-gao, Zeng; Wen-qin, Zhong; Yan-Ling, Song; Jun-Sheng, LI; Feng, GUO (2002). "Group size, composition and stability of golden takin in Shaanxi Foping Nature Reserve, China". Folia Zool. 51 (4): 289–298.