Population dynamics of blue sheep Pseudois nayaur in Ningxia Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve, China

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Zhang, Mingchun ^a   Wang, Xiaoming ^a,b   Ding, Yiuzhong ^a,c   Zhang, Zejun ^d   Wang, Zhenghuan ^a,c   Li, Zhigang ^e   Hu, Tianhua ^e   Ma, Bo ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Natural History Museum   (China)

^c Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration   (China)

^d CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Ningxia Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Density area; Encounter rates; Line transect; Rainy days

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROUP SIZE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; SEX RATIO; SHEEP; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; HELAN MOUNTAIN NATURE RESERVE; NINGXIA HUIZU;

EID: 84862688727     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v61.i2.a5.2012     Document Type: Article

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