Duetohistoricreasons,thereareseveralhumansettlementsinnaturereservesandnationalparks,whichmayconstituteathreattobiopersity.Establishmentofnaturereservesmayhowevergenerateconstraintsfordevelopmentoflocalcommunitiesresidinginthesereserves.ThevillageecosystemofZhuanjinglouVillageinWolongNatureReserveincludespopulation,farmingandlivestock(domesticandalpine)andforestecosystem.Anemergyanalysisofagro-ecosystem(includingthefarmingandlivestockecosystem)andenergyconsumptioninZhuanjinglouVillageindicatesthatlivestockecosystemplaysanimportantroleinvillageecosystem,whichmaybethesourceofgreatpressureonthestateofthelocalenvironment.Theincreasingratioofelectricityinenergyconsumptionmayplayapositiveroleforenvironmentalconservation.Despitesomesuccessfulexperiences,therearesomeremainingissuesthatneedtobeaddressedintheecologicalrehabilitationofthevillageecosystem.
