Ecological modelling

Wildlife survey (camera trapping, satellite telemetry, line transect survey, UAV)

Basic and advanced statistics (teaching)

Animal movement
Conservation planning

1992-1997, Ph.D., Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
1986-1990, B.Sc., Department of Biology, Shandong University, Jinan, China

   

2008.02-2016.12, curator (information system), National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

2012.10-2013.01, visiting scholar, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

2006.08-2008.07, Technical Director of the Blueprint Project, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) China Program, Beijing, China

2004.04-2006.04, Research Associate, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada

2003.08-2004.03, Research Associate, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada

2002.08-2003.07, Postdoctoral Fellow, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada

2000.10-present, Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

1999.12-2000.07, Visiting Scholar, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR, USA

1997.09-2000.10, Assistant Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

1990.08-1992.07, Research Assistant, Qingdao Zoo, Qingdao, China

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Fall 2006, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 70% responsibility

Fall 2007, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Fall 2008, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Fall 2009, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Spring 2011, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Spring 2012, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Spring 2013, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Spring 2014, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Spring 2015, Biological Statistics, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

Spring 2016, Using R in Ecology and Evolution, 40h, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% responsibility

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1.  Jiangzuo, Q.; Madurell-Malapeira, J.; Li, X.; Estraviz-López, D.; Mateus, O.; Testu, A.; Li, S.; Wang, S.; Deng, T. Insights on the evolution and adaptation toward high-altitude and cold environments in the snow leopard lineage. Science Advances 2025, 11, eadp5243, doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp5243.

2.  Yang, C.-q.; Wang, Y.; Li, X.-h.; Li, J.; Yang, B.; Orr, M.C.; Zhang, A.-b. Environmental niche models improve species identification in DNA barcoding. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2024, 15, 2343-2358, doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14440.

3.  Wangjie, G.; Lou, Y.; Song, K.; Li, X.; Fang, Y.; Hou, J.; Sun, Y. Human–wildlife coexistence on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: The correlation between Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and avian community composition. People and Nature 2024, 6, 573-585, doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10583.

4.  Li, X. Problems and Ways to Improve Wildlife Surveys in China. Chinese Journal of Zoology 2024, 59, 282-292, doi:https://doi.org/10.13859/j.cjz.202423103.

5.  Batbayar, N.; Bold, B.; Dai, Q.; Davaasuren, B.; Dixon, A.; Galtbalt, B.; Gu, Z.; Gungaa, A.; Li, X.; Purev-Ochir, G., et al. Environmental effects on reproduction in a managed population of the harvested and Endangered Saker Falcon Falco cherrug. Bird Conservation International 2024, 34, e4, doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S095927092300031X.

6.  Mi, C.; Ma, L.; Yang, M.; Li, X.; Meiri, S.; Roll, U.; Oskyrko, O.; Pincheira-Donoso, D.; Harvey, L.P.; Jablonski, D., et al. Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change. Nature Communications 2023, 14, 1389, doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36987-y.

7.  Jia, J.; Fang, Y.; Li, X.; Song, K.; Xie, W.; Bu, C.; Sun, Y. Temporal Activity Patterns of Sympatric Species in the Temperate Coniferous Forests of the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Animals 2023, 13, 1129.

8.  Xie, W.-D.; Jia, J.; Song, K.; Bu, C.-L.; Ma, L.-M.; Wang-Jie, G.-S.; Li, Q.-L.; Yin, H.-Q.; Xu, F.-Y.; Ma, D.-F., et al. Comparative Habitat Divergence and Fragmentation Analysis of Two Sympatric Pheasants in the Qilian Mountains, China. Land 2022, 11, 2104.

9.  Mi, C.; Li, X.; Huettmann, F.; Goroshko, O.; Guo, Y. Time and energy minimization strategy codetermine the loop migration of demoiselle cranes around the Himalayas. Integrative Zoology 2022, 17, 715-730, doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12632.

10. Mi, C.; Huettmann, F.; Li, X.; Jiang, Z.; Du, W.; Sun, B. Effects of climate and human activity on the current distribution of amphibians in China. Conserv. Biol. 2022, n/a, doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13964.

11. Li, X.; Tian, H.; Piao, Z.; Wang, G.; Xiao, Z.; Sun, Y.; Gao, E.; Holyoak, M. cameratrapR: An R package for estimating animal density using camera trapping data. Ecological Informatics 2022, 69, 101597, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101597.

12. Li, X.; Ma, L.; Hu, D.; Ma, D.; Li, R.; Sun, Y.; Gao, E. Potential range shift of snow leopard in future climate change scenarios. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1115, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031115.

13. Li, X.; Li, N.; Li, B.; Sun, Y.; Gao, E. abundanceR: A novel method for estimating wildlife abundance based on distance sampling and species distribution models. Land 2022, 11, 660, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/land11050660.

14. Li, X.; Fu, J.; Zhai, T.; Zhang, Y.; Bruford, M.W.; Sun, Y.; Zhan, X. Understanding Recovery Is as Important as Understanding Decline: The Case of the Crested Ibis in China. Land 2022, 11, 1817, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101817.

15. Zheng, Y.-x.; Wang, Y.; Dai, B.-y.; Li, Z.; Huo, Q.-r.; Cui, J.-x.; Liu, H.; Li, X.-h.; Hughes, A.C.; Zhang, A.-b. Flight mill experiments and computer simulations indicate islands recruit more capable flyers of moths. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 2021, 9, doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.771719.

16. Wang, X.; Li, X.; Ren, X.; Jackson, M.V.; Fuller, R.A.; Melville, D.S.; Amano, T.; Ma, Z. Effects of anthropogenic landscapes on population maintenance of waterbirds. Conserv. Biol. 2021, n/a, doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13808.

17. Ma, L.; Li, X.; Zhai, T.; Zhang, Y.; Song, K.; Holyoak, M.; Sun, Y. Changes in the Habitat Preference of Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) during a Period of Rapid Population Increase. Animals 2021, 11, 2626, doi:10.3390/ani11092626.

18. Jin, Y.; Kong, W.; Yan, H.; Bao, G.; Liu, T.; Ma, Q.; Li, X.; Zou, H.; Zhang, M. Multi-scale spatial prediction of wild boar damage risk in Hunchun: a key tiger range in China. Animals 2021, 11, 1012.

19. Zhao, X.; Liu, X.; Li, X. Tracking the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) based on big data. medRxiv 2020, 10.1101/2020.02.07.20021196, 2020.2002.2007.20021196, doi:10.1101/2020.02.07.20021196.

20. Li, X.; Zhao, X.; Sun, Y. The lockdown of Hubei Province causing different transmission dynamics of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan and Beijing. medRxiv 2020, 10.1101/2020.02.09.20021477, 2020.2002.2009.20021477, doi:10.1101/2020.02.09.20021477.

21. Li, X.; Zhao, X.; Lou, Y.; Sun, Y. Risk map of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China: proportionate control is needed. medRxiv 2020, 10.1101/2020.02.16.20023838, 2020.2002.2016.20023838, doi:10.1101/2020.02.16.20023838.

22. Li, X.; Li, B.; Wang, G.; Zhan, X.; Holyoak, M. Deeply digging the interaction effect in multiple linear regressions using a fractional-power interaction term. MethodsX 2020, 7, 101067, doi:10.1016/j.mex.2020.101067.

23. Wan, X.; Jiang, G.; Yan, C.; He, F.; Wen, R.; Gu, J.; Li, X.; Ma, J.; Stenseth, N.C.; Zhang, Z. Historical records reveal the distinctive associations of human disturbance and extreme climate change with local extinction of mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2019, 116, 19001–19008, doi:10.1073/pnas.1818019116.

24. Li, X.H. Random forest is a specific algorithm, not omnipotent for all datasets. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology 2019, 56, 170–179, doi:10.7679/j.issn.2095-1353.2019.022.

25. Li, X.; Gao, E.; Li, B.; Zhan, X. Estimating abundance of Tibetan wild ass, Tibetan gazelle and Tibetan antelope using species distribution models and distance sampling. SCIENTIA SINICA Vitae 2019, 49, 151–162, doi:10.1360/N052018-00171.

26. Li, X. Random forest is a specific algorithm, not omnipotent for all datasets. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology 2019, 56, 170–179, doi:10.7679/j.issn.2095-1353.2019.022.

27. LI, N.; WANG, Z.; ZHANG, S.; YAN, C.; LI, X.; LU, C. Importance of bird traits for seed dispersal patterns of co-fruiting trees in a patchy forest. Integrative Zoology 2019, 14, 470-478, doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12374.

28. Li, N.; Wang, Z.; Xia, L.; Yan, F.; Xu, L.-q.; Qiao, Y.-j.; Li, X.-h.; An, S.-q.; Fang, S.-b. Effects of long-term coastal reclamation on suitable habitat and wintering population size of the endangered Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis. Hydrobiologia 2019, 827, 21-29, doi:10.1007/s10750-017-3341-x.

29. Li, N.; Wang, Z.; Li, X.-H.; Yi, X.-F.; Yan, C.; Lu, C.-H.; Chen, S.-C. Effects of Bird Traits on Seed Dispersal of Endangered Taxus chinensis (Pilger) Rehd. with Ex-Situ and In-Situ Conservation. Forests 2019, 10, 790.

30. Zhao, X.M.; Ren, B.P.; Paul , G.; Li, X.H.; Li, M. Impacts of human activities and climate change on the distribution of snub–nosed monkeys in China during the past 2000 Years. Diversity and Distribution 2018, 24, 92–102, doi:10.1111/ddi.12657.

31. Zhang, W.; Li, X.; Yu, L.; Si, Y. Multi-scale habitat selection by two declining East Asian waterfowl species at their core spring stopover area. Ecol. Indicators 2018, 87, 127–135, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.035.

32. Ye, L.; Qiu, S.; Li, X.; Jiang, Y.; Jing, C. Antimony exposure and speciation in human biomarkers near an active mining area in Hunan, China. Sci. Total Environ. 2018, 640-641, 1–8, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.267.

33. Li, N.; Wang, Z.; Li, X.; Li, Z. Bird functional traits affect seed dispersal patterns of China's endangered trees across different disturbed habitats. Avian Research 2018, 9, 13, doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0105-x.

34. Cai, T.; Jon Fjelds, J.; Wu, Y.; Shao, S.; Chen, Y.; Quan, Q.; Li, X.; Song, G.; Qu, Y.; Qiao, G., et al. What makes the Sino-Himalayan mountains the diversity hotspots for pheasants. J. Biogeogr. 2018, 45, 640–651, doi:10.1111/jbi.13156.

35. Pan, S.; Zhang, T.; Rong, Z.; Hu, L.; Gu, Z.; Wu, Q.; Dong, S.; Liu, Q.; Lin, Z.; Deutschova, L., et al. Population transcriptomes reveal synergistic responses of DNA polymorphism and RNA expression to extreme environments on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in a predatory bird. Mol. Ecol. 2017, 26, 2993–3010, doi:10.1111/mec.14090.

36. Li, X.; Li, B. Investigating distribution and abundance of Tibetan wild ass using a quad-rotor UAV. In Practices and explorations of UNDP-GEF biodiversity protection project at Qinhai Sanjiangyuan Area, China, forestry, P.m.o.o.Q., Ed. Qinhai National Press: Xining, 2017; pp. 136–141.

37. Li, N.; Yang, W.; Fang, S.; Li, X.; Liu, Z.; Leng, X.; An, S. Dispersal of invasive Phytolacca americana seeds by birds in an urban garden in China. Integrative Zoology 2017, 12, 26–31, doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12214.

38. Li, N.; Bai, B.; Li, X.-h.; An, S.-q.; Lu, C.-h. Dispersal of remnant endangered trees in a fragmented and disturbed forest by frugivorous birds. J. Plant Res. 2017, 130, 669–676, doi:10.1007/s10265-017-0915-7.

39. Dixon, A.; Li, X.; Rahman, M.L.; Batbayar, N.; Zhan, X. Characteristics of home range areas used by Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) wintering on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Bird Conservation International 2017, 27, 525-536, doi:10.1017/S0959270916000319.

40. Bai, B.; Li, N.; Li, X.; Lu, C. Bulbuls and crows provide complementary seed dispersal for China's endangered trees. Avian Research 2017, 2017, doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0089-y.

41. Yan, C.; Xie, Y.; Li, X.; Holyoak, M.; Zhang, Z. Species co-occurrence and phylogenetic structure of terrestrial vertebrates at regional scales. Global Ecol. Biogeogr. 2016, 25, 455–463, doi:10.1111/geb.12428.

42. Li, Y.; Li, X.; Song, Z.; Ding, C. Determining the distribution loss of brown eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) using historical data and potential distribution estimates. Peerj 2016, 4, doi:10.7717/peerj.2556.

43. Li, X.H.; Liu, S.T.; Wu, J.J. Conservation planning at country borders: a case study on the Daurian steppe in China and Eastern Mongolia. International Journal of plant, animal and environmental sciences 2016, 6, 161–176.

44. Li, X.; Yu, J.; Zhang, P.; Piao, Z.; Xiao, Z. Estimating population density of small redents using camera traps. Acta Ecologica Sinica 2016, 36, 2311–2318, doi:10.5846/stxb201411022142.

45. Wei, W.; Nie, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Hu, Y.; Yan, L.; Qi, D.; Li, X.; Wei, F. Hunting bamboo: Foraging patch selection and utilization by giant pandas and implications for conservation. Biol. Conserv. 2015, 186, 260–267, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.023.

46. Li, X.; Jiang, G.; Tian, H.; Xu, L.; Yan, C.; Wang, Z.; Wei, F.; Zhang, Z. Human impact and climate cooling caused range contraction of large mammals in China over the past two millennia. Ecography 2015, 38, 74–82, doi:10.1111/ecog.00795.

47. Li, S.; Tan, X.; Desneux, N.; Benelli, G.; Zhao, J.; Li, X.; Zhang, F.; Gao, X.; Wang, S. Innate positive chemotaxis to pollen from crops and banker plants in predaceous biological control agents: towards new field lures? Scientific Reports 2015, 5, doi:10.1038/srep12729.

48. Li, R.; Xu, M.; Wong, M.H.G.; Qiu, S.; Sheng, Q.; Li, X.; Song, Z. Climate change-induced decline in bamboo habitats and species diversity: implications for giant panda conservation. Divers. Distrib. 2015, 21, 379–391, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12284.

49. Li, R.; Xu, M.; Wong, M.H.G.; Qiu, S.; Li, X.; Ehrenfeld, D.; Li, D. Climate change threatens giant panda protection in the 21st century. Biol. Conserv. 2015, 182, 93–101.

50. Li, N.; Li, X.-h.; An, S.-q.; Lu, C.-h. Impact of multiple bird partners on the seed dispersal effectiveness of China's relic trees. Scientific Reports 2015, 5, doi:10.1038/srep17489.

51. Li, N.; Fang, S.-b.; Li, X.-h.; An, S.-q.; Lu, C.-h. Differential contribution of frugivorous birds to dispersal patterns of the endangered Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis). Scientific Reports 2015, 5, doi:10.1038/srep10045

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52. Xiao, Z.; Li, X.; Wang, X.; Zhou, Q.; Quan, R.; Shen, X.; Li, S. Developing camera-trapping protocols for wildlife monitoring in Chinese forests. Biodiversity Science 2014, 22, 704–711, doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2014.14075.

53. Zhang, W.; Zhang, Y.; Taniyasu, S.; Yeung, L.W.; Lam, P.K.; Wang, J.; Li, X.; Yamashita, N.; Dai, J. Distribution and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in municipal wastewater treatment plants in economically developed areas of China. Environ. Pollut. 2013, 176, 10–17.

54. Li, X.H.; Wang, Y. Applying various algorithms for species distribution modeling. Integrative Zoology 2013, 8, 124–135, doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12000.

55. Li, X.H.; Tian, H.D.; Li, R.D.; Song, Z.M.; Zhang, F.C.; Xu, M.; Li, D.M. Vulnerability of 208 endemic or endangered species in China to the effects of climate change. Regional Environmental Change 2013, 13, 843–852, doi:10.1007/s10113-012-0344-z.

56. Li, X.H.; Geng, W.J.; Tian, H.D.; Lai, D.J. Was mandatory quarantine necessary in China for controlling the pandemic (H1N1) 2009? Int. J. Env. Res. Public Health 2013, 10, 4690–4700.

57. Li, X.; Tian, H.; Li, R.; Song, Z.; Zhang, F.; Xu, M.; Li, D. Vulnerability of 208 endemic or endangered species in China to the effects of climate change. Regional Environmental Change 2013, 13, 843–852, doi:10.1007/s10113-012-0344-z.

58. Li, X.; Geng, W.; Tian, H.; Lai, D. Was mandatory quarantine necessary in China for controlling the pandemic (H1N1) 2009? Int. J. Env. Res. Public Health 2013, 10, 4690–4700.

59. Li, X. Using random forest for classification and regression. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology 2013, 50, 1190–1197. [李欣海. 2013. 随机森林模型在分类与回归分析中的应用. 应用昆虫学报 1150:1190–1197.].

60. Jin, Q.; Han, H.; Hu, X.; Li, X.H.; Zhu, C.; Ho, S.Y.; Ward, R.D.; Zhang, A.-b. Quantifying Species Diversity with a DNA Barcoding-Based Method: Tibetan Moth Species (Noctuidae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. PloS one 2013, 8, e64428, doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064428.

61. Zhai, T.Q.; Li, X.H. Climate change induced potential range shift of the crested ibis based on ensemble models. Acta Ecologica Sinica 2012, 32, 2361–2370 (in Chinese).

62. Wu, R.; Zhang, S.; Yu, D.W.; Zhao, P.; Li, X.; Wang, L.; Yu, Q.; Ma, J.; Chen, A.; Long, Y. Effectiveness of China's nature reserves in representing ecological diversity. Front. Ecol. Environ. 2011, 9, 383–389, doi:10.1890/100093.

63. Li, X.H.; Tian, H.D.; Lai, D.J.; Zhang, Z.B. Validation of the gravity model in predicting the global spread of Influenza. Int. J. Env. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 3134–3143.

64. Li, X.H.; Tian, H.D.; Heiner, M.; Li, D.M. Global occurrence and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the subtype H5N1. Avian Dis. 2011, 55, 21–28.

65. Li, X.; Tian, H.; Lai, D.; Zhang, Z. Validation of the gravity model in predicting the global spread of Influenza. Int. J. Env. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 3134–3143.

66. Li, X.; Tian, H.; Heiner, M.; Li, D. Global occurrence and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the subtype H5N1. Avian Dis. 2011, 55, 21–28.

67. Heiner, M.; Higgins, J.; Li, X.H.; Baker, B. Identifying freshwater conservation priorities in the Upper Yangtze River Basin. Freshwat. Biol. 2011, 56, 89–105, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02466.x.

68. Li, R.Q.; Tian, H.D.; Li, X.H. Climate change induced range shifts of Galliformes in China. Integrative Zoology 2010, 5, 154–163, doi:10.1111/j.1749-4877.2010.00198.x.

69. Li, X.H.; Liu, X.M.; Xu, L.; Zhang, Z.B. Spatial transmission of avian influenza (type H5) in birds. Integrative Zoology 2009, 4, 418–425, doi:10.1111/j.1749-4877.2009.00144.x.

70. Li, X.; Tian, H.; Li, D. Why the crested ibis declined in the middle twentieth century. Biodivers. Conserv. 2009, 18, 2165–2172, doi:10.1007/s10531-009-9580-z.

71. Wang, G.M.; Li, X.H. Population dynamics and recovery of endangered crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in Central China. Waterbirds 2008, 31, 489–494.

72. Tian, H.D.; Ji, R.; Xie, B.Y.; Li, X.H.; Li, D.M. Using multi-temporal Landsat ETM+ data to monitor the plague of oriental migratory locust. Int. J. Remote Sens. 2008, 29, 1685–1692, doi:10.1080/01431160701250424.

73. Li, X.H.; Litvak, M.K.; Clarke, J.E.H. Overwintering habitat use of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum): defining critical habitat using a novel underwater video survey and modeling approach. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2007, 64, 1248–1257, doi:10.1139/f07-093.

74. Li, X.; Li, D.; Ma, Z.; Schneider, D.C. Nest site use by crested ibis: dependence of a multifactor model on spatial scale. Landscape Ecol. 2006, 21, 1207–1216, doi:10.1007/s10980-006-0021-z.

75. Li, X.; Li, D.; Ma, Z.; Zhai, T.; Drummond, H. Ritualized aggression and unstable dominance in broods of crested ibis (Nipponia nippon). The Wilson Bulletin 2004, 116  172–176, doi:https://www.jstor.org/stable/4164654.

76. Li, X.; Ma, Z.; Li, D.; Ding, C.; Zhai, T.; Lu, B. Uncommon sibling rivalry behavior of crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) and its adaptation value. Ornitologiya 2003, 30, 217–219.

77. Li, X.H.; Ma, Z.J.; Ding, C.Q.; Zhai, T.Q.; Li, D.M. Relationship between the distribution of crested ibis and local farmers. Acta Zool. Sinica 2002, 48, 725–732 (in Chinese).

78. Li, X.; Li, D.; Li, Y.; Ma, Z.; Zhai, T. Habitat evaluation for crested ibis: a GIS-based approach. Ecol. Res. 2002, 17, 565–573.

79. Ma, Z.J.; Ding, C.Q.; Li, X.H.; Lu, B.Z.; Zhai, T.Q.; Zheng, G.M. Feeding site selection of crested ibis in winter. Zool. Res. 2001, 22, 46–50.

80. Li, X.H.; Ma, Z.J.; Li, D.M.; Ding, C.Q.; Zhai, T.Q.; Lu, B.Z. Using resource selection functions to study nest site selection of crested ibis. Biodiversity Science 2001, 9, 352–358.

81. Li, Y.-M.; Gao, Z.; Li, X.; Wang, S.; Niemela, J. Illegal wildlife trade in the Himalayan region of China. Biodivers. Conserv. 2000, 9, 901–918.

82. Li, X.H.; Li, D.M.; Ding, C.Q.; Cao, Y.H.; Lu, X.R.; Fu, W.K.; Ma, Z.J.; Lu, B.Z.; Zhai, T.Q. A preliminary evaluation of the habitat quality of the crested ibis (Nipponia nippon). Chinese Biodiversity 1999, 7, 161–169.

83. Li, X.; Li, D. Current state and the future of the crested ibis (Nipponia nippon): A case study by population viability analysis. Ecol. Res. 1998, 13, 323–333, doi:10.1046/j.1440-1703.1998.00267.x.

84. Li, X.H.; Li, D.M.; Yong, Y.G.; Zhang, J. Initial report of population viability analysis for the giant panda in Foping. Acta Zool. Sinica 1997, 43, 285–293.

85. Li, X.H.; Li, D.M.; Lu, B.Z.; Zhai, T.Q. Population viability analysis for the crested ibis (Nipponia nippon). Biodiversity Science 1996, 4, 69–77.

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