Assessing the Giant Panda Protected Areas and Habitat Trends for Sympatric Endangered Species: A Climate Change Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is a significant driver of biodiversity loss in the 21st century, primarily by affecting species distributions. We employed an optimized MaxEnt model to investigate concurrent habitat trends of giant pandas and sympatric endangered species-forest musk deer-under various climate scenarios in the Liangshan Mountains. Additionally, we assessed the effectiveness of protected area boundaries designed for flagship species. Our findings indicate that both species are projected to face different levels of habitat reduction, with declines ranging from 6.73% to 16.24% for giant pandas and from 1.53% to 24.17% for forest musk deer. Additionally, both species show a trend of migration towards the central areas and higher elevations in the Liangshan Mountains. The areas of jointly suitab

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12461107 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature