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cje ›› 1999, Vol. ›› Issue (5): 45-51,24.

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Habitat Renewal and Habitat Mitigation - on the Strategy of Natural Conservation

Li Xiaowen, Hu Yuanman, Xiao Duning   

  1. Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinica, Shenyang 110015
  • Received:1998-02-28 Revised:1999-03-23 Online:1999-10-10

Abstract: The conservation of species requires preservation of natural habitats,where the integrity of natural habitats has been severely disturbed and species goes extinct. All natural habitats are continuing to decline both inside and outside of reserves. Habitat change is partly a natural process(e. g. , succession), but human activities have accelerated the process so that natural rate of renewal is insufficient to maintain natural habitats. This paper provided concept, methods of habitat renewal, habitat mitigation and their implication to protection and exploitation of natural resource. We argue that our only resourse, in light of these scenarios, is to adopt a new conservation strategy that considers the importance of habitat renewal and habitat mitigation in addition to habitat preservation. Accordingly, in our management decision, we must not only choose the size of area to preserve,but also the size of area to balance habitat loss with habitat renewal or habitat mitigation. Finally, we explored the application of habitat renewal and habitat mitigation in regional sustainable development of Liaohe Delta wetland.

Key words: ginseng, actinomycete, Streptomyces pactum, microflora, ginsenoside.