Table 3:
Fragmentation metrics for the current and future suitable habitat for giant panda based on the Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling Analysis (CGCM3) and Hadley Center for Climate Modeling (HadCM3).
Range
Mean patch size (km
2
)
Mean nearest neighbor (km
2
)
Number of patches
Current
CGCM3
HadCM3
Current
CGCM3
HadCM3
Current
CGCM3
HadCM3
Qinling
509
508
338
0.3
0.3
0.6
8
8
10
Minshan
863
46
75
1.2
1.2
1.5
14
55
63
Qionglai
468
5
32
0.8
0.7
1.7
14
88
68
Xiaoxiangling
286
7
11
5.5
3.2
6.5
6
7
12
Daxiangling
73
11
10
2.5
3.8
1.0
5
3
4
Liangshan
387
65
47
0.6
4.2
1.6
9
9
29
Total
505
67
38
1.5
1.2
1.8
56
170
186