Keystone status of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae): Effect of control on biodiversity of native birds

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1901-1912

  Lai, Chien Hsun ^a   Smith, Andrew T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian biodiversity; China; Keystone species; Ochotona curzoniae; Plateau pika; Qinghai Xizang (Tibetan) plateau

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LAGOMORPH; POISONING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

AVES; BUTEO; BUTEO HEMILASIUS; GALLIFORMES; LAGOMORPHA; MILVUS; MILVUS LINEATUS; MONTIFRINGILLA; OCHOTONA; OCHOTONA CURZONIAE; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE; PSEUDOPODOCES HUMILIS;

EID: 0037523275     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024161409110     Document Type: Article

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