Over-exploitation and lack of protection is leading to a decline of a protected calcicolous tree species Excentrodendron hsienmu (Tiliaceae) in China

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-23

  Tang, Ya ^a   Mao, Long Hua ^b   Gao, Hui ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bureau for Jinping Fenshuiling National Nature Reserve Management   (China)

Author keywords

Biased age structure; Calcicolous tree; Excentrodendron hsienmu; Ineffective protection; Over exploitation

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HARVESTING; REGENERATION;

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

EXCENTRODENDRON HSIENMU;

EID: 22144486988     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.04.016     Document Type: Article

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