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cje ›› 2003, Vol. ›› Issue (2): 92-96.

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Deity mountain forest and its function in natural reservation in Gaoligong Mountain of Yunnan Province

AI Huaisen1, ZHOU Hong2   

  1. 1. Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration, Baoshan 678000, China;
    2. Life Science College, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
  • Received:2002-10-21 Revised:2002-11-25 Online:2003-02-10

Abstract: Adopting methods such as PRA interview,field survey and forest sample plot survey, the forest traditional culture of deity mountain in Gaoligong mountain area was investigated.It was found that there exist abundant types of deity forests,such as forest surrounding the village communities,headwater forests of the villages,geomantic forests of Han nationality,temple forests,holy mountains of Lisu and Dai nationalities,colorful trees of Dai's and the mysteries places of Lemo,on which they always holds their ceremonies for the sky.Acting as carrier of the ecological ethics,these kinds of tradition play an important role in keeping the biodiversity in the Gaoligong mountain area.Natives always get non timber products from such deity mountains.At the same time,with the help of this tradition,natural resources could be utilized economically and help the development of ecosystem function.It is critical to promote traditional cultural of holy mountain by publicity education and policy instruction.

Key words: Filter feeding bivalves, Phytoplankton, Indirec t enhancement effect, Community proliferation

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