[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR TAXUSCHINENSIS, AN ENDANGERED ENDEMIC TREE PLANT IN CHINA",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Wang",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Wan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Zhang",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Zhao",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2017]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "27",
  "issue": "1",
  "page": "219-226",
  "DOI": "N/A",
  "abstract": "<p>Climate change has the potential to severely threaten&nbsp;<em>Taxuschinensis</em>, an endangered endemic tree plant in China. Hence, we need to plan conservation areas for&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;in light of climate change. We applied the common species distribution modelling software Maxent to generate maps of current and projected future distributions of&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>. These distributional maps with conservation planning software were used to determine priority protection areas (PPAs). Then, we evaluated the ability of existing nature reserves to conserve<em>&nbsp;T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;and performed a gap analysis for the species under climate change. The PPAs of&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;were mainly distributed within central and southern China. Nature reserves such as Zhangjiajiedani, Yangzie, Wolong, Baishuijiang and Dabashan have the greatest potential to protect&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;under climate change. In situ and ex situ conservation of&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;in the PPAs of these five nature reserves should be a priority. However, existing nature reserves lag far behind the PPAs with respect to total area. Therefore, more nature reserves are urgently needed for species like&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;to cope with rapid climate change. Meanwhile, we should strengthen protection and management of areas that will experience an increase in&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis&nbsp;</em>while enhancing both monitoring and protection activities for&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>&nbsp;in PPAs that are predicted to experience decreases in population size. Finally, we suggest that climate change must be integrated into conservation planning for the endangered plant species,&nbsp;<em>T. chinensis</em>.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2017-JAPS-27"
}]