The decline of the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus and implications for its conservation

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Wang, Xiao Ming ^a   Zhang, Ke Jia ^a   Wang, Zheng Huan ^a   Ding, You Zhong ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Huang, Song ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Huangshan Institute of Snakes   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Andrias davidianus; China; Chinese giant salamander; Decline; Fragmentation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUNTING; POPULATION DECLINE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANDRIAS DAVIDIANUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 31344452937     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605304000341     Document Type: Article

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