Evaluation of habitat fragmentation of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) on the north slopes of Daxiangling Mountains, Sichuan province, China

Animal Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 485-500

  Zhang, Wenguang ^a,b,c   Hu, Yuanman ^a   Chen, Bingyao ^d   Tang, Zhonghai ^e   Xu, Chonggang ^f   Qi, Dunwu ^b   Hu, Jinchu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e MIANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Daxiangling mountains; Giant panda; GIS; Habitat suitability; Landscape connectivity

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; EXTINCTION RISK; FIELDWORK; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE RESERVE;

ASIA; CHINA; DAXIANGLING MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 35349008631     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075607782232107     Document Type: Article

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