Characterizing the spatial distribution of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in fragmented forest landscapes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 865-878

  Wang, Tiejun ^a   Ye, Xinping ^a,b   Skidmore, Andrew K ^a   Toxopeus, Albertus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Foping National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; China; Conservation biogeography; Forest fragmentation; Giant pandas; Knowledge based control; Landscape metrics; Logistic regression; MODIS; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BEAR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MODIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PATCH SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION INDEX;

CHINA;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 77953102258     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02259.x     Document Type: Article

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