Is Shennongjia a suitable site for reintroducing giant panda: An appraisal on food supply

Environmentalist

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-170

  Li, Z ^a,b   Denich, M ^b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central China; Food availability; Habitat isolation; Mountain bamboos

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; REINTRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI; SHENNONGJIA; WORLD;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; BAMBUSA; FARGESIA MURIELAE; FARGESIA SPATHACEA; PANDA; YUSHANIA;

EID: 17844365589     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-005-6050-3     Document Type: Article

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