A fine-scale gap analysis of the existing protected area system in Hong Kong, China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 943-957

  Yip, Jackie Y ^a   Corlett, Richard T ^a   Dudgeon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gap analysis; Hong Kong; Human dominated landscape; Nature reserve; Protected areas; South China

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

AMPHIBIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); AVES; FORMICIDAE; MAMMALIA; PAPILIONOIDEA; REPTILIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 1442289622     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000014463.32427.cf     Document Type: Article

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