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  "abstract": "Datian National Nature Reserve is a principal conservation site for the endangered Hainan Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii hainanus). We integrated annual 10 m land-cover maps (2017-2025) as well as the statutory reserve redline, management fence, external ring and reserve management records to examine how these complementary sources can support recovery monitoring at the protected-area scale. Inside the redline, the combined area of trees, grass and shrub/scrub declined during 2017-2021 and partially recovered during 2021-2025. An exploratory land-cover screening index changed from 0.675 to 0.666 and then to 0.667, showing modest variation under the specified rule-based scoring scheme. External rings contained higher proportions of crops and built area and were treated as surrounding land-use context rather than a measured edge-effect gradient. Available annual monitoring counts fluctuated between 336 and 425 individuals, and two releases added 93 deer after the respective annual surveys. Probable python predation accounted for 68.3% of recorded deaths during 2020-2025; attributions were based on available carcass evidence and field observations. Systematic occurrence records and spatially complete locations for releases and mortality events were unavailable, so fine-scale habitat selection, release-site suitability and mortality hotspots could not be assessed. This assessment provides a practical baseline for recovery monitoring, whereas assessing habitat use and demographic processes requires dedicated field data.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China."
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      "name": "Tianao Chen"
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      "name": "Chenxingyu Duan"
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      "name": "Chuan Chen"
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      "name": "Xiaoxian Liu"
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      "name": "Yiting Zheng"
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      "name": "Xiaofeng Luan"
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  "doi": "10.3390/ani16193086",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13663527?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13663527",
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  "published": "2026-09-30",
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  "title": "Integrating Land-Cover Dynamics and Management Records for Recovery Monitoring of Hainan Eld's Deer in Datian National Nature Reserve.",
  "title_text": "Integrating Land-Cover Dynamics and Management Records for Recovery Monitoring of Hainan Eld's Deer in Datian National Nature Reserve.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:16Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8nhj7jyszet53",
  "venue": "Animals : an open access journal from MDPI",
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