Biodiversity conservation in a fast-growing metropolitan area in China: A case study of plant diversity in Beijing

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 4025-4038

  Wang, Guangmei ^a,b   Jiang, Gaoming ^a   Zhou, Yunlong ^c   Liu, Quanru ^c   Ji, Yanshou ^d   Wang, Shixiong ^d   Chen, Shengbin ^a,b   Liu, Hui ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Chinese Biodiversity Conservation Foundation   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Biodiversity conservation; Distribution; Native and alien species; Plant diversity; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GREENSPACE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 36148944532     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9205-3     Document Type: Article

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