Analysis of the viability of a giant panda population

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-374

  Zhou, Zhihua ^a   Pan, Wenshi ^b  

^a Forestry Planning and Inventory Division   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

conservation; Leslie matrix models; poaching; population modelling; population viability

Indexed keywords

GIANT PANDA; POPULATION VIABILITY;

CHINA, SHAANIX PROVINCE, QINLING MOUNTAINS, SHUIDONGGOU VALLEY;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 0030924789     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404882     Document Type: Article

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