Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

2026

When to pair surrogate species: A cost-scaling rule for conservation efficiency

Kau, M., Xiao, L., Li, X., Liu, Y., Li, S., Zhang, L., Dou, Y., Jin, D., Lu, Z. & Li, J.* Biological Conservation, 318, 111854.

Mountains Without Borders: Scaling up Conservation Success for Snow Leopards

Li, J.#* & Xiao, L.#* Integrative Conservation, 5(1), 1–4. doi:10.1002/inc3.70066 · XJTLU record

2025

Umbrella, keystone, or flagship? An integrated framework for identifying effective surrogate species

Kau, M., Weckworth, B. V., Li, S., Pires, M. M., Jin, D., Pacifici, M., et al. & Li, J.* Biological Conservation, 303, 111025.

2024

Habitat overlap and interspecific competition between snow leopards and leopards in the Central Himalayas of Nepal

Koju, N. P., Buzzard, P., Shrestha, A., Sharma, S., He, K., Li, J., Kyes, R. C., Chen, C. & Beisch, W. V. Global Ecology and Conservation, 52, e02953.

Relationship between landscape complexity and ecosystem services from the perspective of smallholder agroecosystems in China—A review

Zou, Y., Zhao, P., Bianchi, F. J., Gong, S., Li, L., Li, J., et al. & Wanger, T. C. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1(2).

2023

Agroecology, technology, and stakeholder awareness: Implementing the UN Food Systems Summit call for action

Zeng, S., Li, J. & Wanger, T. C. iScience, 26, 107510.

Food webs reveal coexistence mechanisms and community organization in carnivores

Lu, Q., Cheng, C., Xiao, L., Li, J., Li, X., Zhao, X., et al. & Yao, M. Current Biology, 33(4), 647–659.

2022

Risky business: Red foxes killed when scavenging from snow leopard kills

Samelius, G., Xiao, L., Li, J., Lkhagvajav, P. & Johansson, Ö. Snow Leopard Reports, 1, 7–10.

2021

Using culturomics and social media data to characterize wildlife consumption

Li, J. & Hu, Q. Conservation Biology, 35, 452–459.

2020

Defining priorities for global snow leopard conservation landscapes

Li, J., et al. Biological Conservation, 241.

2019

Defining conservation priority areas of snow leopard habitat in the Sanjiangyuan Region

Xiao, L., Cheng, C., Wan, H., Zhang, D., Wang, Y., Hou, Tsedan, Li, J., et al. Biodiversity Science, 27, 943–950.

Where and how many? The status of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) density surveys and knowledge gaps in China

Liu, Y., Li, X., Liang, X., Liu, Y., Cheng, C., Li, J., et al. Biodiversity Science, 27, 919–931.

2017

Range-wide snow leopard phylogeography supports three subspecies

Janecka, J. E., Zhang, Y., Li, D., Munkhtsog, B., Bayaraa, M., Galsandorj, N., Wangchuk, T. R., Karmacharya, D., Li, J., Lu, Z. & Uulu, K. Z. Journal of Heredity, 108, 597–607.

The relationship between community structure of ground-dwelling vertebrates and habitat types in the Wanglang Natural Reserve

Li, C., Li, J., Liang, C., Zhao, L., Wang, D. & Jiang, J. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 37, 4247–4257.

2016

Climate refugia of snow leopards in High Asia

Li, J., McCarthy, T. M., Wang, H., Weckworth, B. V., Schaller, G. B., Mishra, C., Lu, Z. & Beissinger, S. R. Biological Conservation, 203, 188–196.

Challenges of snow leopard conservation in China

Li, J., Xiao, L. & Lu, Z. Science China Life Sciences, 59, 637–639.

2014

Snow leopard poaching and trade in China 2000–2013

Li, J. & Lu, Z. Biological Conservation, 176, 207–211.

Role of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in snow leopard conservation

Li, J., Wang, D. J., Yin, H., Zhaxi, D. J., Jiagong, Z. L., Schaller, G. B., Mishra, C., McCarthy, T. M., Wang, H., Wu, L., et al. Conservation Biology, 28(1), 87–94.

Population survey and genetic diversity of snow leopard (Uncia uncia) in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau as revealed by fecal DNA

Zhou, Y., Feng, J., Duo, H., Yang, H., Li, J., Li, D. & Zhang, Y. Acta Theriologica Sinica, 34(2), 138–148.

2013

Human–snow leopard conflicts in the Sanjiangyuan Region of the Tibetan Plateau

Li, J., Yin, H., Wang, D., Jiagong, Z. & Lu, Z. Biological Conservation, 166, 118–123.

A communal sign post of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) and other species on the Tibetan Plateau, China

Li, J., Schaller, G. B., McCarthy, T. M., Wang, D., Jiagong, Z., Cai, P. & Lu, Z. International Journal of Biodiversity, 2013.

Multi-stakeholder approaches to snow leopard conservation on the Tibetan Plateau

Weckworth, B. V. & Li, J. Cat News, 59, 17–19.

2008

Turning earthquake disaster into long-term benefits for the panda

Wang, D., Li, S., Sun, S., Wang, H., Chen, A., Li, S., Li, J. & Lu, Z. Conservation Biology, 22(5), 1356–1360.

Book chapters and reports

2026

Farmland biodiversity monitoring in Africa, Asia and the Pacific: China

Duan, M. & Li, J. In F. Herzog (Ed.), Improving Biodiversity Monitoring of Agricultural Landscapes. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. Accepted/in press.

2023

Tibetan-Buddhist monastery-based snow leopard conservation

Li, J., Yin, H. & Lu, Z. In T. McCarthy, D. Mallon & K. R. Schwartz (Eds.), Snow Leopards, 2nd ed., Chapter 15.2. Elsevier.

Climate change impacts

Farrington, J. & Li, J. In T. McCarthy, D. Mallon & K. R. Schwartz (Eds.), Snow Leopards, 2nd ed., Chapter 8. Elsevier.

China: The Tibetan Plateau, Sanjiangyuan Region

Liu, Y., Weckworth, B. V., Li, J., Xiao, L., Zhao, X. & Lu, Z. In T. McCarthy, D. Mallon & K. R. Schwartz (Eds.), Snow Leopards, 2nd ed., Chapter 41. Elsevier.

2016

An ounce of prevention: Snow leopard crime revisited

Nowell, K., Li, J., Paltsyn, M. & Sharma, R. K. TRAFFIC, Cambridge, UK.

Tibetan-Buddhist monastery-based snow leopard conservation

Li, J., Yin, H. & Lu, Z. In P. Nyhus, T. McCarthy & D. Mallon (Eds.), Snow Leopards, 1st ed., Chapter 15.2. Elsevier.

Climate change impacts on snow leopard range

Farrington, J. & Li, J. In P. Nyhus, T. McCarthy & D. Mallon (Eds.), Snow Leopards, 1st ed., Chapter 8. Elsevier.

China: The Tibetan Plateau, Sanjiangyuan Region

Liu, Y., Weckworth, B. V., Li, J., Xiao, L., Zhao, X. & Lu, Z. In P. Nyhus, T. McCarthy & D. Mallon (Eds.), Snow Leopards, 1st ed., Chapter 41. Elsevier.