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Planning the priority protected areas of endangered orchid species in northeastern China

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We used endangered orchid species as a case study for establishing priority protected areas (PPAs). We conducted a detailed investigation of 2,884 plots in northeastern China and selected 6 nationally protected orchid species (the number of plots for each species ≥5) to plan PPAs in order to conserve these endangered plants. First, we estimated the potential habitat distributions of 6 orchid species using species distribution models (in the program Maxent). Second, we identified PPAs using the results of both Maxent and systematic conservation planning software (Zonation). We found that the PPAs we identified were all distributed in the eastern, northeastern, and northern parts of the study region on which we focused. We observed that existing nature reserves in those areas were much smaller than the PPAs we identified, suggesting the need for expansion of these zones. Finally, we identified some recommended protection areas based on our PPAs, which we believe are suitable areas of in situ conservation. These areas could assist in the formulation of protection policies for these endangered orchid species. Our results have broad implications for conservation biology and the redefinition of protective zones for at-risk species.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Zhongling Guo, Dr. Wei Cao, Dr. Lihua Wang, and Dr. Chunnan Fan for assistance with sample collection. This study was supported by the National Basic Research Priorities Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (National Basic Research Priorities Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China; SB2007FY001).

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  1. State Engineering Laboratory of Bio-Resource Eco-Utilization (Heilongjiang), Northeast Forestry University, No.26 Hexing Road, Xiangfang District, Haerbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, China

    Jizhong Wan, Chunjing Wang & Jinghua Yu

  2. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

    Shijie Han

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Jizhong Wan and Chunjing Wang are equally contributed to this work.

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Wan, J., Wang, C., Han, S. et al. Planning the priority protected areas of endangered orchid species in northeastern China. Biodivers Conserv 23, 1395–1409 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0671-0

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