Winter habitat selection by the Vulnerable black-necked crane Grus nigricollis in Yunnan, China: Implications for determining effective conservation actions

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Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-264

  De Jun, Kong ^a,c   Xiao Jun, Yang ^a   Qiang, Liu ^a   Xing Yao, Zhong ^b   Jun Xing, Yang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Administrative Bureau   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Black necked crane; China; conservation action; Dashanbao; Grus nigricollis; habitat selection; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; GRASS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; MARSH; NATURE RESERVE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY; WADER; WATER USE; WILD POPULATION; WOODLAND;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

ANIMALIA; GRUIDAE; GRUS NIGRICOLLIS;

EID: 79956146346     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605310000888     Document Type: Article

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