象是陆地上最大的哺乳动物,它们的生境辽阔,而亚洲象的小生境则必须是高温多雨、水源充足、原生植被茂密的热带亚热带阔叶林区。由于它们是地球上的庞然大物,对四周环境的要求自然较高。热带亚热带阔叶林的破坏,生境和小生境的变化,可能是这个物种绝迹的重要因素。因此,探讨亚洲象在我省的绝迹时期,亦可当作我省森林在历史上受到破坏的一个佐证。一、亚洲象的生物学特性及在我省的历史分布在新生代的中晚期,象曾经有过一个兴 Like the largest mammals on land, their habitats are vast, while the Asian elephant niches must be tropical, rainy, well-sourced and densely populated tropical subtropical broad-leaved forest areas. Since they are giant beings on Earth, the natural environment is naturally demanding. The destruction of tropical subtropical broad-leaved forests, habitat and niche changes may be an important factor in the extinction of this species. Therefore, exploring the disappearance of Asian elephants in our province can also serve as a corroboration of the historic destruction of forests in our province. First, the biological characteristics of Asian elephants and the history of the province is located in the late Cenozoic, as had been a Hing