Designing regional nature reserves group: The case study of Qinling Mountain Range, China

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1648-1654

  Xu, Weihua ^a   Luo, Chong ^a,b   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a   Zhang, Lu ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Core areas; Function zoning; Giant panda; Habitat evaluation; Nature reserves group

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT RESTORATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURE RESERVE; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVE DESIGN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 79952722039     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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