Do local communities support the conservation of endangered Przewalski's gazelle?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-560

  Hu, Junhua ^a,b   Ping, Xiaoge ^a,b   Cai, Jing ^a   Li, Zhongqiu ^a   Li, Chunwang ^a   Jiang, Zhigang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Human wildlife relationship; Przewalski's gazelle; Qinghai Lake; Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; PROCAPRA PRZEWALSKII; UNGULATA;

EID: 77955052148     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0346-4     Document Type: Article

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