Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China

Sacred natural sites, as probably the oldest form of habitat reserve for religious or cultural causes worldwide, are suggested to have an important role in conserving vegetation; however, there are insufficient data supporting the detailed implications of such sites for vegetation conservation. Thus...

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Autores principales:	Zhaoyang Cao, Liang Dou, Nan Yang, Kai Zhang, Bin Wang, Yu Xu, Jianghong Ran
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Publicado:	Pensoft Publishers 2021
Materias:	Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1d584f034e6d4179b1f154287fd6260b2021-11-28T04:30:15ZEvaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China10.3897/natureconservation.45.722151314-3301https://doaj.org/article/1d584f034e6d4179b1f154287fd6260b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://natureconservation.pensoft.net/article/72215/download/pdf/https://natureconservation.pensoft.net/article/72215/download/xml/https://natureconservation.pensoft.net/article/72215/https://doaj.org/toc/1314-3301Sacred natural sites, as probably the oldest form of habitat reserve for religious or cultural causes worldwide, are suggested to have an important role in conserving vegetation; however, there are insufficient data supporting the detailed implications of such sites for vegetation conservation. Thus, we evaluated the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a Tibetan sacred mountain in Yajiang County, Sichuan, China, by investigating species richness and the structural attributes of higher vascular plant communities on and around the sacred mountain from April to June 2009. The results showed that the number of tree species on the sacred mountain was significantly higher than that in the surrounding area, but there were no notable differences in the numbers of shrub and grass species between the two sites. The sacred mountain harbored a greater number of small, short trees compared with the surrounding area, wherein the low-shrub and grass understory was relatively dense. We conclude that the sacred mountain has a positive impact on indigenous vegetation protection, but disparities in the management of the allowed uses of such sites could reduce their conservation effectiveness.Zhaoyang CaoLiang DouNan YangKai ZhangBin WangYu XuJianghong RanPensoft PublishersarticleEcologyQH540-549.5General. Including nature conservation, geographical distributionQH1-199.5ENNature Conservation, Vol 45, Iss , Pp 1-9 (2021)
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topic	Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5
spellingShingle	Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5 Zhaoyang Cao Liang Dou Nan Yang Kai Zhang Bin Wang Yu Xu Jianghong Ran Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China
description	Sacred natural sites, as probably the oldest form of habitat reserve for religious or cultural causes worldwide, are suggested to have an important role in conserving vegetation; however, there are insufficient data supporting the detailed implications of such sites for vegetation conservation. Thus, we evaluated the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a Tibetan sacred mountain in Yajiang County, Sichuan, China, by investigating species richness and the structural attributes of higher vascular plant communities on and around the sacred mountain from April to June 2009. The results showed that the number of tree species on the sacred mountain was significantly higher than that in the surrounding area, but there were no notable differences in the numbers of shrub and grass species between the two sites. The sacred mountain harbored a greater number of small, short trees compared with the surrounding area, wherein the low-shrub and grass understory was relatively dense. We conclude that the sacred mountain has a positive impact on indigenous vegetation protection, but disparities in the management of the allowed uses of such sites could reduce their conservation effectiveness.
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title_short	Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China
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Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China

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