Giant panda habitat networks and conservation: Is this species adequately protected?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 531-538

  Gong, M ^a,b   Yang, Z ^c   Yang, W ^b   Song, Y ^b  

^a State Forestry Administration   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carrying capacity; giant panda; habitat suitability; reserve network

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAMBOO; BEAR; CARRYING CAPACITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MOSAIC; HABITAT QUALITY; ISOLATED POPULATION; LOGGING (TIMBER); MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 77958469789     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10038     Document Type: Article

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