Influence of the Qinghai-Tibetan railway and highway on the activities of wild animals

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3917-3923

  Baofa, Yin ^a   Huyin, Huai ^a   Yili, Zhang ^b   Le, Zhou ^a   Wanhong, Wei ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Qinghai Tibetan railway; traffic; wild animals; wildlife passageways

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUUS KIANG; PANTHOLOPS HODGSONII; PROCAPRA PICTICAUDATA;

EID: 33846527287     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(07)60001-8     Document Type: Article

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