Status of freshwater fish around the Korean Demilitarized Zone and its implications for conservation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 819-828

  Jang, Min Ho ^a   Yoon, Ju Duk ^b   Shin, Joon Hwan ^c   Joo, Gea Jae ^b  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Endemic species; Freshwater fish biodiversity; Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ); Protected area

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; CONSERVATION STATUS; CYPRINID; DOMINANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FINFISH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PERCIFORM; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

CARASSIUS CUVIERI; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PUNGITIUS SINENSIS; RHYNCHOCYPRIS; ZACCO PLATYPUS; ZACCO TEMMINCKII;

EID: 52749091710     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.891     Document Type: Article

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