Price of prosperity: Economic development and biological conservation in China

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 511-515

  He, Fangliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baiji; Beshanzu fir; Biodiversity conservation; China; Economic growth; Environmental protection; Invasive species; Nature reserves; Species extinction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVERGREEN TREE; EXTINCTION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVESTMENT; LAND USE; NATURE RESERVE; POLICY MAKING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ABIES;

EID: 65349108581     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01641.x     Document Type: Article

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