A review on road ecology

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 447-452

  Li, Yuehui ^a   Hu, Yuanman ^a   Li, Xiuzhen ^a   Xiao, Duning ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal population; Index; Landscape; Road ecology; Road planning; Roadside vegetation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROADKILL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; MOTOR VEHICLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE;

ANIMALS; CITY PLANNING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; MOTOR VEHICLES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038795136     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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