GIS-based Analysis on Giant Panda Habitat Characteristics in National Giant Panda Park of Sichuan Province

Based on GIS,Giant Panda Habitat Characteristics were analyzed with the terrain factors (altitude,slope),biological factors (vegetation type,vegetation cover,bamboo),water distribution and human disturbance (road,mining,farmland),in the national park of Sichuan Province.The results showed that the main habitats of giant pandas in the national park were concentrated in the mixed forest of broadleaf-conifer and Evergreen deciduous trees,with an altitude of 1 800 m~3 400 m and crown density of 0.2~0.7,where edible bamboos grew within 1 000 m from the water,and within a range of 1 000 m~5 000 m from residential areas.The impact of mining and road density on panda traces was obvious.Based on the analysis of habitat characteristics for giant pandas,basic reference could be provided to the habitat restoration and corridor building.