Baotianman National Nature Reserve

Baotianman National Nature Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map of China with the Baotianman National Nature Reserve
Location Henan, China
Nearest city Nanyang
Coordinates 33°29′44″N 111°56′24″E / 33.4956°N 111.94°E / 33.4956; 111.94Coordinates: 33°29′44″N 111°56′24″E / 33.4956°N 111.94°E / 33.4956; 111.94[1]
Area 54.13 km²

The Baotianman National Nature Reserve (Chinese: 宝天曼国家级自然保护区) is located in Nanyang, Henan, in central China.[1][2] It is embedded in the much larger (909.5 km²) Baotianman UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve.[3][4]

Description

The Baotianman National Nature Reserve is the most well-preserved natural broad-leaved forest area in east China.[5] It represents the transition zone between warm temperate zone and subtropical zone.[1][5]

The reserve includes Pteroceltis tatarinowii forest that supports 171 plant species of 131 genera and 68 families.[6]

Baotianman Forest Dynamics Plot

The reserve includes the 25-ha Baotianman Forest Dynamics Plot established in 2009 as part of the Center for Tropical Forest Science consortium.[1] Animal life on the plot is monitored using camera traps. The most frequently recorded mammals were wild boars, Père David's rock squirrels, Swinhoe's striped squirrels, rats of genus Niviventer, Malayan porcupines, hog badgers, and Reeves's muntjacs. Common birds recorded were koklass pheasants, Eurasian jays, and Eurasian nuthatches.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Baotianman". Center for Tropical Forest Science – Forest Global Earth Observatory (CTFS-ForestGEO). Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Neixiangbaotianman". ProtectedPlanet. 2014–2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Baotianman". ProtectedPlanet. 2014–2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Baotianman". Man and Biosphere Programme. UNESCO. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 Jia, Hong-Ru; Chen, Yun; Yuan, Zhi-Liang; Ye, Yong-Zhong; Huang, Qun-Ce (2015). "Effects of environmental and spatial heterogeneity on tree community assembly in Baotianman National Nature Reserve, Henan, China". Polish Journal of Ecology. 63 (2): 175–183. doi:10.3161/15052249PJE2015.63.2.002.
  6. ↑ Wang Wenjing & He Yaqiang (2001). "Studies on the structural feature and species diversity of Pteroceltis tatarinowii forest in Baotianman National Nature Reserve". Acta Agriculturae Universitatis Henanensis. 35 (4): 364–367. (Nb. Wang and He are family names using Chinese word order)
  7. ↑ Zhishu, Xiao; Xiaojun, Du; Xuezhi, Wang; Xiaoqun, Huang; Manyu, Yan (2014). "Preliminary records of mammals and birds by camera traps in Baotianman Forest Dynamics Plot, Central China". Biodiversity Science (in Chinese). 22 (6): 813–815. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2014.14074.
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