Spatial ecology and conservation biology of giant panda

Effecs of road on wildlife

2005-2009        Ph. D, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1997-2000        MA. Sc, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University

1992-1997        B.S., Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University

2021-                Professor of Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2006-2020        Associate professor of Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2010-2011        Visiting scholar of Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia

2003-2006        Research associate of Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1. Yang, B., S. Qin, W. Xu, J. Busch, X. Yang, X. Gu, Z. Yang, Q. Dai*, Y Yu*, 2020. Building China's National Park System: A Gap Analysis for Giant Panda Conservation. Current Biology. 30, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.069

2. Wei, W., R. R. Swaisgood, N. W. Pilfold, M. A. Owen, Q. Dai, F. Wei, H. Han, Z. Yang, X. Yang, X. Gu, J. Zhang, S. Yuan, M. Hong, J. Tang, H. Zhou, K. He, and Z. Zhang. 2020. Assessing the Effectiveness of China’s Panda Protection System. Current Biology. 30, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.062

3. Qiu, L., H. Han, H. Zhou, M. Hong, Z. Zhang, X. Yang, X. Gu, W. Zhang, W. Wei*, Q. Dai*. 2019. Disturbance control can effectively restore the habitat of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Biological Conservation, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108233.

4. He, K., Q. Dai (co-first), X. Gu, Z. Zhang, J. Zhou*, D. Qi, X. Gu, X. Yang, W. Zhang, B. Yang*, and Z. Yang*. 2019. Effects of roads on giant panda distribution: a mountain range scale evaluation. Scientific Reports 9:1110. 

5. He, K., Q. Dai (co-first), A. Foss-Grant, E. Gurarie, W. F. Fagan, M. A. Lewis, J. Qing, F. Huang, X. Yang, X. Gu, Y. Huang, H. Zhang, D. Li, X. Zhou, and Z. Yang. 2019. Movement and activity of reintroduced giant pandas. Ursus 29:163-174, 112.

6. He, L., Q. Dai*, Z. Yang*, K. He, J. Qing, F. Huang, X. Gu*, X. Yang, Y. Huang, D. Li, H. Zhang, and X. Zhou. 2019. Assessing the health status of released, captive-bred giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) through activity patterns. Folia Zoologica 68:72-78, 77.

7. Zhu, H., B. Yang, K. He, J. Qing, Z. Zhang, K. Zhang, B. Tang, Z. Yang*, Q. Dai*, X. Gu, X. Yang, Y. Huang, D. Li, and H. Zhang. 2019. Habitat utilization and release-site fidelity of translocated captive-bred giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Folia Zoologica 68:86-94, 89.

8. Ameca, E. I., Q. Dai, Y. Nie, X. Gu, and F. Wei*. 2019. Implications of flood disturbance for conservation and management of giant panda habitat in human-modified landscapes. Biological Conservation 232:35-42. 

9. Gong M, Z. Gao, S. Pang, Q. Dai, X. Pan, W. Wen, H. Li, F Qian, W. Wang. 2019. The partitioning of temporal movement patterns of breeding red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) induced by temperature. Turkish Journal of Zoology (2019) 43: 1-9. 

10. Wei, W., R. R. Swaisgood, Q. Dai(co-first), Z. Yang, S. Yuan, M. A. Owen, N. W. Pilfold, X. Yang, X. Gu, H. Zhou, H. Han, J. Zhang, M. Hong, and Z. Zhang 2018. Giant panda distributional and habitat-use shifts in a changing landscape. Conservation Letters: e12575. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12575. 

11. Wang L., J. Ding, Z. Yang, H. Chen, R. Yao, Q. Dai, Y. Ding, L. Zhu. 2019. Père David’s deer gut microbiome changes across captive and translocated populations: Implications for conservation. Evolutionary Applications. 0(0): 1752-4571. doi:10.1111/eva.12743. 

12. He, K., J. Qing, Z. Zhang, B. Yang, K. Zhang, F. Huang, Z. Yang*, Q. Dai*, X. Gu, X. Yang, Y. Huang, D. Li and H. Zhang. 2018. Assessing the reproductive status of a breeding, translocated female giant panda using data from GPS collar. Folia Zoologica, 67(1):54-60.

13. Li, S., W. Meng, D. Liu, Q. Yang, Li. Chen, Q. Dai, T. Ma, R. Gao, W. Ru, Y. Li, P. Yu, J. Lu, G. Zhang, H. Tian, H. Chai, Y. Li. 2018. Migratory whooper swans Cygnus cygnus transmit H5N1 virus between China and mongolia: combination evidence from satellite tracking and phylogenetics analysis. Scientific Reports, 8: 7049. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25291-1. 

14. Wei, F., R. Costanza, Q. Dai, N. Stoeckl, X. Gu, S. Farber, Y. Nie, I. Kubiszewski, Y. Hu, R. Swaisgood, X. Yang, M. Bruford, Y. Chen, A. Voinov, D. Qi, M. Owen, L. Yan, D. C. Kenny, Z. Zhang, R. Hou, S. Jiang, H. Liu, X. Zhan, L. Zhang, B. Yang, L. Zhao, X. Zheng, W. Zhou, Y. Wen, H. Gao, and W. Zhang. 2018. The Value of Ecosystem Services from Giant Panda Reserves. Current Biology, 28:2174-2180 e2177. 

15. Yang, Z, X Gu, Y Nie, F Huang, Y Huang, Q. Dai, Y Hu, Y Yang, X Zhou, H Zhang, X Yang, and F Wei, 2018. Reintroduction of the giant panda into the wild: A good start suggests a bright future. Biological Conservation. 217:181-186. 

16. Li. Y, Q. Dai (co-first), R Hou, Z Zhang, P Chen, R Xue, F Feng, C Chen, J Liu, X Gu, Z Zhang*, D Qi*. 2018. Giant pandas can discriminate the emotions of human facial pictures. Scientific Reports, 7: 8437. 

17. Qing, J, Z. S. Yang*, K. He, Z. J. Zhang*, X. D. Gu, X. Y. Yang, W. Zhang, B. Yang, D. W. Qi, and Q. Dai*. 2016. The minimum area requirements (MAR) for giant panda: an empirical study. Scientific Reports, 6:37715.

18. Liu, G, T. Guan, Q Dai, H Li, and M. Gong. 2016. Impacts of temperature on giant panda habitat in the north Minshan Mountains. Ecology and Evolution. 2016 6(4): 987-996. 

19. Qi, G., Y. Hu, J. R. Owens, Q. Dai, R. Hou, Z. Yang, and D. Qi. 2015. Habitat suitability for chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii): Implications for conservation management across the Tibetan region of Chang Tang. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 79(3): 384-392. 

20. Timothée L. P., Q Dai, L Zhang, X Gao, H Sauquet. 2015. Diversification of Dombeyoideae (Malvaceae) in the Mascarenes: old taxa on young islands? International Journal of Plant Science. 176(2): 211-221. 

21. Dai, Q.*, X. Zhan, B. Lu, J. Fu, Q. Wang, and D. Qi. 2014. Spatial genetic structure patterns of phenotype-limited and boundary-limited expanding populations: a simulation study. PLoS ONE 9: e85778.

22. Chen G., J. Liu, Q. Dai, J. Jiang. 2014. Body surface area prediction in Odorrana grahami. Asian Herpetological Research. 5(1): 54-59. 2014.

23. Lu, B., W. Yang, Q. Dai, J. Fu 2013. Using Genes as Characters and a Parsimony Analysis to Explore the Phylogenetic Position of Turtles. PLOS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079348

24. Dai, Q*. and J. Fu, 2011. When central populations exhibit more genetic diversity than peripheral populations: A simulation study. Chinese Science Bulletin, 56(24) 2531-2540.

25. Dai, Q*. and Y. Wang, 2011. Effect of road on the distribution of amphibians in wetland area - Test with model-averaged prediction. Polish Journal of Ecology, 59(4):813-821

26. Gu, H., Q. Dai*, Q. Wang, Y. Wang, 2011. Factors contributing to amphibian road mortality in the Zoige Wetland. Current Zoology. 57(6): 768 - 774

27. Huang, Y., Q. Dai, Y. Chen, H. Wan, J. Li, Y. Wang, 2011. Lizard species richness patterns in China and its environmental associations. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20(7), 1399-1414.

Computer simulation and GIS methods for wildlife spatial ecology

已指导学生

岳颖  硕士研究生  086000-生物与医药  

范怡畅  硕士研究生  071002-动物学  

现指导学生

张振阳  硕士研究生  086000-生物与医药  

张家豪  硕士研究生  086001-生物技术与工程  

Sichuan Science and Technology Progress Award(Second Prize, 2015)