title: Conservation for the landscape ecological diversity in Wulingyuan scenic area of China.
abstract: Wulingyuan is located at the mountainous area of the middle reach of the Yangtze River, it is one of the three nature heritages in China which ranks in the "List of World's Heritage" by UNESCO. It is characterized by quartz sandstone peaks landform with several landform components (pattern, corridor) and rich in landscape ecological diversity and biodiversity. The main patterns (ecosystem) include mid-height mountain peaks, rift-valley and streams among peaks, peaks and gullies on slopes, square mountain-platforms and peaks among blind valleys and so on. The corridor system consists of natural corridors and artificial corridors among which the stream corridors account for a major part. The fracturing of habitat is unfavorable for the biodiversity conservation, but meanwhile the habitat diversity leads to an increase in biodiversity. Therefore, it is still rich in landscape ecological diversity in Wulingyuan. The biodiversity at the level of landscape component (ecosystem) and the function of the Wulingyuan complex ecosystem, and the measures for the biodiversity conservation in Wulingyuan ecotourism area are discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Zhangjiajie Branch of Jishou University, Zhangjiajie 427000, China. yanfu2000@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Fu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D014881:Water Supply