Ecological restoration in West China: Problems and proposals

Ambio

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-179

  Wang, Xiuhong ^a   Shen, Yuancun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; METHODOLOGY;

CHINA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67649646592     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-38.3.177     Document Type: Article

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