Anatidae in eastern China during the non-breeding season: Geographical distributions and protection status

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 650-659

  Cao, Lei ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Barter, Mark ^a   Lei, Gang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

Globally threatened species; Wildlife legislation; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FLOODPLAIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DECLINE; WATERFOWL;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 76749171710     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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