Conservation on diversity and distribution patterns of endemic birds in China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-254

  Lei, Fu Min ^a   Qu, Yan Hua ^a   Lu, Jian Li ^a,b   Liu, Yao ^b   Yin, Zuo Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese endemic birds; Conservation; Distribution patterns; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0037316697     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021928801558     Document Type: Article

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