Publications - China

1999 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Forest-landscape dynamics and panda conservation in southwestern China. in K. Zimmerer and K. Young (eds.). Lessons From Nature's Geography: Biogeographical Landscapes and Environmental Conservation. University of Wisconsin Press. pp.56-74.

1997 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. The dynamics of temperate bamboo forests and panda conservation in China. in G. Chapman (ed.), The Bamboos, Academic Press, New York. pp.189-203.

1996 Qin Zisheng, Taylor, A.H. and Liu Jie. Regeneration of bamboo and trees in the canopy gap in the habitat of the giant panda. Journal of Sichuan Teachers College (Natural Science). 17:1-6.

1996 Taylor, A.H, Qin Zisheng, and Liu Jie. Structure and dynamics of subalpine forests in the Wang Lang Natural Reserve, China. Vegetatio. 134:125-138.

1995 Qin Zisheng, and A.H. Taylor. Study on reproductive characteristics of Bashania fangiana. Acta Botanica Boreal-Occidental Sinica. 15:229-233.

1995 Qin Zisheng., A.H. Taylor. Sun Chengren and Liu Jie. Study on tree regeneration after bamboo dieback in Abies-Betula forests in the Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 14:36-41.

1995 Taylor, A.H., Qin Zisheng and Liu Jie. Tree regeneration in an Abies faxoniana forest after bamboo dieback Wang Lang Natural Reserve, China. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 25:2034-2039.

1994 Qin Zisheng, Taylor, A.H., Cai Xushen, Huang Jinyan. Research into the biological characteristics of Bashania fangiana. Journal of Sichuan Teachers College (Natural Science). 15:107-113.

1994 Qin Zisheng, Taylor, A.H., and Liu Jie. Population structure and dynamics of bamboo in giant panda conservation. Journal of Bamboo Research. 13:4-15.

1994 Taylor, A.H., Bamboo forest dynamics and panda conservation. Earth and Mineral Sciences. 63:8-11.

1993 Qin Zisheng and Taylor, A.H. Research into Fargesia robusta biological characteristics. Journal of Bamboo Research. 12:6-17.

1993 Qin Zisheng and A.H. Taylor. The Dynamics of Bamboo Forests in Giant Panda Habitat, Wolong Natural Reserve, China. Forestry Publishing House, Beijing.

1993 Qin Zisheng, Taylor, A.H., and Liu Jie. Determination of culm age of bamboo species, a giant panda's staple food and assessment of their population dynamics. Sichuan Environment. 12:26-29.

1993 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Ageing bamboo culms to assess bamboo population dynamics in panda habitat. Environmental Conservation. 19:76-79.

1993 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Bamboo regeneration after flowering in the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve, China. Biological Conservation. 63:231-234.

1993 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Structure and dynamics of bamboos in the Wolong Natural Reserve, China. American Journal of Botany. 80(4):375-384. pdf file 1.5M

1992 Qin Zisheng, Taylor, A.H., and Liu Jie. Spatial pattern of Bashania fangiana. Journal of Sichuan Teachers College (Natural Science). 13:77-82.

1992 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Tree regeneration after bamboo die-off in Abies-Betula Forests, Wolong Natural Reserve, China. Journal of Vegetation Science. 3:253-260.

1991 Qin Zisheng, Taylor, A.H., Liu Jie, Liu Mingchong. The dieback Bashania fangiana after flowering is the best period for the restoration of the giant panda's habitat. Journal Sichuan Teacher's College (Natural Science). 12:103-108.

1991 Reid, D.G., Taylor, A.H., Hu Jinchu, and Qin Zisheng. Environmental influences on Bashania fangiana bamboo growth and implications for giant panda conservation. Journal of Applied Ecology. 28(3):855-868. pdf file 1.4M

1991 Taylor, A.H., D.G. Reid, Qin Zisheng, and Hu Jinchu. Bamboo die-off: an opportunity to restore panda habitat. Environmental Conservation. 17:166-168.

1991 Taylor, A.H. Reid, D.G. Qin Zisheng, and Hu Jinchu. Spatial patterns and environmental associates of live bamboo (Bashania fangiana Yi) after a mass flowering in southwestern China. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 118(3):247-254. pdf file 1.3M

1989 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Bamboo flowering and pandas. Nature (London). 341:111.

1989 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Structure and composition of uncut and selectively cut Abies-Tsuga forest in Wolong Natural Reserve and implications for panda conservation in China. Biological Conservation. 47:83-108.

1988 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Regeneration from seed of Sinarundinaria fangiana, a bamboo, in the Wolong giant panda reserve, Sichuan, China. American Journal of Botany. 75(7):1065-1073. pdf file 1.5M

1988 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Regeneration patterns in old-growth Abies-Betula forests in the Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan, China. Journal of Ecology. 76(4):1204-1218. pdf file 1.7M

1988 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Tree replacement patterns in subalpine Abies-Betula forests in Wolong Natural Reserve, China. Vegetatio. 78:141-149.

1987 Taylor, A.H. and Qin Zisheng. Culm dynamics and dry-matter production of bamboos in the Wolong and Tangjiahe giant panda reserves, Sichuan, China. Journal of Applied Ecology. 24(2):419-433. pdf file 1.8M