Wuliangshan (15572)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Wuliangshan
Central coordinates: Latitude: 24.5000, Longitude: 100.6667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1151 to 3306
Area of KBA (km2): 636.2429
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Wuliang Shan is located in Jingdong County, western Yunnan. It is the watershed of the Lanchang Jiang and Chuan He (upper course of Red River) rivers. It is an elongated mountain with a north-south orientation, which extends 50 km from north to south and 7 km from east to west. The IBA has a southern subtropical monsoon climate, with prominent vertical vegetation zonation. Well-preserved broadleaf evergreen forest is found at 2,000-2,800 m, covering an area of 11,361 ha (48.6% of the reserve area).
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) The site has been reviewed and re-confirmed as a KBA in the process of compiling the revised 2011 CEPF Ecosystem Profile for the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Euptelea pleiospermum and Tetracentron sinense. Animals include Panthera tigris, Neofelis nebulosa, Panthera pardus, Nycticebus coucang, Macaca assamensis, Presbytis phayrei and Hylobates concolor.
Delineation rationale: E100 19’20’’~100 45’00’’, N24 17’00’’~24 54’20’’; Sources: questionnarie data provided by Yan Shuijian, Han Lianxian, South-west forestry University in litt. to Dong Jiangtian (2008). Reference: Forestry Department etc, 2004.12. Wulianshan Nature Reserve. Yunnan Technological Publishing Company. Shen Jian, Zhang Qiliang. The Study of Energy Sources Establish in Manwan, Wulianshan. Forest Inventory and Planning. 2006. May.31.248-250. PA founded in 2000.4.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 33 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 33 | |
| Shrubland | 33 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Shifting agriculture | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Only in the future |
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases | Unspecified species | Only in the future |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Only in the future | |
| Residential & commercial development | Commercial & industrial areas | Only in the future | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Only in the future |