Effectiveness of China's nature reserves in representing ecological diversity

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 383-389

  Wu, Ruidong ^a   Zhang, Shuang ^b   Yu, Douglas W ^c,d   Zhao, Peng ^b   Li, Xinhai ^e   Wang, Longzhu ^b   Yu, Qian ^b   Ma, Jian ^b   Chen, Ai ^b   Long, Yongcheng ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LOCAL ECONOMY; NATURE RESERVE; PRIORITIZATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION TYPE;

CHINA;

EID: 80052505539     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/100093     Document Type: Article

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