Breeding population dynamics and habitat transition of Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi in Yancheng national nature reserve, China

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-24

  Jiang, H X ^a   Hou, Y Q ^b   Chu, G Z ^b   Qian, F W ^b   Wang, H ^c   Zhang, G G ^b   Zheng, G M ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c Yancheng Biosphere Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GRASS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND CLASSIFICATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VISUALIZATION;

CHINA; JIANGSU; SOUTH KOREA; YANCHENG NATURE RESERVE;

LARUS SAUNDERSI; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SUAEDA; SUAEDA GLAUCA;

EID: 77952424859     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270910000055     Document Type: Article

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