'Biodiversity-Facility Level' Analysis in a Habitat Island- Yushan National Park, Taiwan

Ching Lin & Lan-Sheng Kuo

Dep’t of Environment Resources Management

The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology, TAIWAN

INTORDUCTION

Biodiversity (a contraction of biological diversity) is one of Taiwanese attempt to capture the complexity of life, and is so doing to further an understanding it and of its maintenance. In order to protect the essential biodiversity resources, there are 6 national parks , of which were successively set up since 1982. YuShan National Park (YSNP)– a mountainous and watershed park—has 105,490 hectares, which is the largest national park in terms of its area.

Mt. Yushan (3954 m)

National Parks in Taiwan and YuShan National Park

Mt. YuShan

Mt. YuShan , a 3952 meters high in YSNP, is the highest mountain in the Northeastern Asia. Because plenty of ecological and genetic diversity in YSNP, which are the basic building blocks of biodiversity. In order to understand the effect of facilities to be built the past years, on the biodiversity maintaining, we intend to investigate the adaptation of current facilities as references for the new construction proposal.

Current facilities in YSNP

Current facilities in YSNP

Loss of Biodiversity (Crisis)

The richness of biodiversity in YSNP is very high.

 

Unfortunately, the increased number of tourists visiting YSNP has brought damage to the ecological conservation, i.e. the gradual extinction of Formosan Black Bear and Mikado Pheasant, to some extents. The present and projected losses of biodiversity have been called a “crisis”..

Biodiversity Crisis

Various Biodiversity Facilities in Yushan National Park

We take arguably the “Evaluation of the effect of varying biodiversity facilities (i.e., forest trails, accommodations, pavilions, facilities in rest area and view platforms) which had built in YSNP for the past years on maintaining the biodiversity ”.

Facilities must Meet the Requirements of Ecological conservation

We look forward to give the officers of YSNP some suggestive advice to prepare advisable budget, by which can best meet the requirements of ecological conservation and as reference for the future biodiversity facilities establishment from 2004 to 2007.

Biodiversity conservation facilities in YSNP

Methods

Research articles describedResearch articles described

On-site investigation for biodiversity facilities in YSNP

and data analysis

On-site investigation for biodiversity facilities in YSNP

and data analysis

Determine the main research method

Determine the main research method

Consultants on this studyConsultants on this study

On-site investigationOn-site investigation

On-site interview and information analysis

On-site interview and information analysis

Consultants’ seminars & workshop

Consultants’ seminars & workshop

Discussion & ConclusionDiscussion & Conclusion

RESUTLTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Planned Facilities Can Avoid Damaging the Biodiversity Resources in YSNP

(See table 1)

Kinds and quantities of ecological conservation research publications in YSNP from 1982 to 2003

Humanities &relics

EcologyGlobe

science

Environmental

monitoringAnimals Vegetation Management Others Total

1982 1 11986 1 11987 2 2 4 2 101988 3 3 2 4 6 1 191989 1 1 2 5 2 2 1 141990 2 4 5 4 151991 5 5 4 1 151992 1 3 5 91993 1 2 1 1 2 1 81994 1 2 1 4 1 91995 1 2 4 2 1 2 121996 4 3 1 81997 1 1 4 1 71998 3 3 61999 1 1 22000 1 1 2 1 1 62001 3 2 1 1 72002 1 2 4 1 4 122003 1 3 2 2 3 11

Total 13 3 17 9 52 27 43 8 172

Roads & Forest trails

The total area of roads and forest trails has the largest percentage of area in YSNP.

Spent water and wastes treatment facility

Interpretation facility

Conservation center

Facilities to be Set Up

Communication and medical treatment in high mountain area

Control center and subsidiary facilities

Ecological monitoring system

Conclusion

Ecological conservation first Permanent vegetation ecological sample plot To understand the environmental shift Increasing the biodiversity apparatus of the current

ecological station. Long-term ecological research Set up climbing museum New cable car to Mt. Yushan

Thank You For Your Attention!!

Cable Car