Sustainability of social-ecological systems under conservation projects: Lessons from a biodiversity hotspot in western China

Biological Conservation

Volumn 158, Issue , 2013, Pages 205-213

  Zhang, Kerong ^a,b   Zhang, Yulong ^a,b   Tian, Hua ^a   Cheng, Xiaoli ^a   Dang, Haishan ^a   Zhang, Quanfa ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Giant panda; Land use change; Nature reserve; Qinling Mountains

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISTURBANCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GROWING SEASON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; NATURE RESERVE; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATERSHED;

CHINA; JINSHUI BASIN; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SHAANXI;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 84870155648     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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