Selecting small reserves in a human-dominated landscape: A case study of Hong Kong, China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-96

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Human dominated landscape; Reserve selection; Small reserves; South China

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SITE SELECTION;

AREAS/SYSTEMS; CASE-STUDIES; FINE-SCALE; HONG-KONG; HOTSPOTS; HUMAN-DOMINATED LANDSCAPE; PROTECTED AREAS; RESERVE SELECTION; SMALL RESERVE; SOUTH CHINA;

CONSERVATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SITE SELECTION;

ALGORITHM; AMPHIBIA; ANT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT SELECTION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

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

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

EID: 29844457438     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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