The ecologically ideal road density for small islands: The case of Kinmen

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-92

  Lin, Shyh Chyang ^a  

^a National Kinmen Institute of Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Island biogeography; Kinmen; Road density; Small Islands

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; KINMEN'S ECOSYSTEM; ROAD DENSITY; SUSTAINABLE POPULATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

CANID; DENSITY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VIABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; JAPAN; KINMEN ISLANDS; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; TAIWAN;

CANIDAE;

EID: 33747894284     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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