Habitat assessment for giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) on the northern slope of the Daxiangling Mountains

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-152

  Zhang, Wenguang ^a,b   Tang, Zhonghai ^a,d   Qi, Dunwu ^a,c   Hu, Yuanman ^b   Hu, Jinchu ^a  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^d MIANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Daxiangling mountains; Giant panda (ailuropoda melanoleuca); Habitat fragmentation; Landscape connectivity

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; BAMBUSA;

EID: 61649089904     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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