Galliformes - Barometers of the state of applied ecology and wildlife conservation in China

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 524-526

  McGowan, Philip J K ^a   Zhang, Yan Yun ^b   Zhang, Zheng Wang ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Conservation; Galliformes; Pheasants; Protected areas; Scientific collaboration; Wildlife policy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; APPLIED SCIENCE; BAROMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAMEBIRD; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 65349125506     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01631.x     Document Type: Article

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