As part of the Sino-Pak trans-boundary cooperation for conservation and sustainable development in Pamir border region, World Wild Fund （WWF）-Pakistan conducted a preliminary social, economic and ecological survey i...As part of the Sino-Pak trans-boundary cooperation for conservation and sustainable development in Pamir border region, World Wild Fund （WWF）-Pakistan conducted a preliminary social, economic and ecological survey in the ShimshaI-Pamir Lakes area in July 2009. The purpose of the study was to explore potentials and opportunities for future collaborative conservation of some species, habitats and high altitude ecosystems in the border region between China and Pakistan. The two-week herpetological study in the Shimshal Pamir area of Khunjerab National Park （KNP） along Pakistan-China border was an integral part of the survey, conducted exclu- sively to document reptilian fauna with a special emphasis on investigating their occurrence, distribution and status in the study area. Field investigations were performed during daytime when it was hot enough and reptiles were active, basking or feeding. A total of 15 specimens belonging to four species of the Agamidae family were captured by striking stones and beating bushes with sticks. Collected specimens were preserved using 10% formalin solution, tagged with field information and stored in Zoological Survey Department, Karachi for future reference. Laboratory investigations were carried out for pholidosic counts and morphometric measurements. A detailed review of relevant literature, habitat characteristics and laboratory investigations revealed the occurrence of Laudakia himalayana, L. pakistanica, L. tuberculata and L. badakhshana at 4,082 m, 4,172 m, 4,005 m and 4,240 m asl, respectively, which are much higher altitudes as compared to the previously reported heights of 3,353 m, 3,200 m, 2,500 m and 2,400 m asl. The terrain offers a variety of ecological barriers, in the form of fast and freezing running waters and massive glaciers with peculiar harsh climatic conditions prevailing for nine months of the year, which restricts species migration and thus increases endemism. Although one of the four species recorded from the study area, i.e.L, pakistanica is endemic to Pakistan, L. tuberculata and L. badakhshana are new records from Shimshal, Pakistan, so a detailed investigation is suggested for further herpetological records from the study area.展开更多
为摸清中巴喀喇昆仑公路（简称中巴公路）30年运营对两侧植被的影响范围与程度、公路干扰区域（取弃土场、施工便道等）处植被自然恢复能力，采用样线法和样方法于2009年9月20日～28日、2010年9月8日～15日和2011年9月22日～27日对中巴...为摸清中巴喀喇昆仑公路（简称中巴公路）30年运营对两侧植被的影响范围与程度、公路干扰区域（取弃土场、施工便道等）处植被自然恢复能力，采用样线法和样方法于2009年9月20日～28日、2010年9月8日～15日和2011年9月22日～27日对中巴公路雷克特桥至红其拉甫段（即 K470＋500～K811＋343段）两侧200 m 范围内的各种植被类型及工程占地干扰区域进行了调查和实测。结果显示：公路两侧0～1 m 范围内（即土质边沟处）的物种丰富度、盖度均显著高于99～100 m（自然背景）处，且生物量、多样性指数、优势度指数和均匀度指数均有高于其他距离的趋势；公路路侧干扰样方在外貌、结构组成上已与天然背景样方的植物群落无明显的不同，但植物群落盖度、种类组成、植株高度，随着植被类型的不同与天然群落稍有差别。本研究为正在建设中的中巴公路改扩建工程的生态排水沟建设、植被恢复技术策略（以自然恢复为主、人工恢复为辅）的制定提供了理论依据。展开更多
基金the WWF Netherlands for funding the study through Saving Wetlands Sky High programme
文摘As part of the Sino-Pak trans-boundary cooperation for conservation and sustainable development in Pamir border region, World Wild Fund （WWF）-Pakistan conducted a preliminary social, economic and ecological survey in the ShimshaI-Pamir Lakes area in July 2009. The purpose of the study was to explore potentials and opportunities for future collaborative conservation of some species, habitats and high altitude ecosystems in the border region between China and Pakistan. The two-week herpetological study in the Shimshal Pamir area of Khunjerab National Park （KNP） along Pakistan-China border was an integral part of the survey, conducted exclu- sively to document reptilian fauna with a special emphasis on investigating their occurrence, distribution and status in the study area. Field investigations were performed during daytime when it was hot enough and reptiles were active, basking or feeding. A total of 15 specimens belonging to four species of the Agamidae family were captured by striking stones and beating bushes with sticks. Collected specimens were preserved using 10% formalin solution, tagged with field information and stored in Zoological Survey Department, Karachi for future reference. Laboratory investigations were carried out for pholidosic counts and morphometric measurements. A detailed review of relevant literature, habitat characteristics and laboratory investigations revealed the occurrence of Laudakia himalayana, L. pakistanica, L. tuberculata and L. badakhshana at 4,082 m, 4,172 m, 4,005 m and 4,240 m asl, respectively, which are much higher altitudes as compared to the previously reported heights of 3,353 m, 3,200 m, 2,500 m and 2,400 m asl. The terrain offers a variety of ecological barriers, in the form of fast and freezing running waters and massive glaciers with peculiar harsh climatic conditions prevailing for nine months of the year, which restricts species migration and thus increases endemism. Although one of the four species recorded from the study area, i.e.L, pakistanica is endemic to Pakistan, L. tuberculata and L. badakhshana are new records from Shimshal, Pakistan, so a detailed investigation is suggested for further herpetological records from the study area.
文摘为摸清中巴喀喇昆仑公路（简称中巴公路）30年运营对两侧植被的影响范围与程度、公路干扰区域（取弃土场、施工便道等）处植被自然恢复能力，采用样线法和样方法于2009年9月20日～28日、2010年9月8日～15日和2011年9月22日～27日对中巴公路雷克特桥至红其拉甫段（即 K470＋500～K811＋343段）两侧200 m 范围内的各种植被类型及工程占地干扰区域进行了调查和实测。结果显示：公路两侧0～1 m 范围内（即土质边沟处）的物种丰富度、盖度均显著高于99～100 m（自然背景）处，且生物量、多样性指数、优势度指数和均匀度指数均有高于其他距离的趋势；公路路侧干扰样方在外貌、结构组成上已与天然背景样方的植物群落无明显的不同，但植物群落盖度、种类组成、植株高度，随着植被类型的不同与天然群落稍有差别。本研究为正在建设中的中巴公路改扩建工程的生态排水沟建设、植被恢复技术策略（以自然恢复为主、人工恢复为辅）的制定提供了理论依据。
