Ecological conservation, cultural preservation, and a bridge between: The journey of Shanshui Conservation Center in the Sanjiangyuan region, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Shen, Xiaoli ^a   Tan, Jiaxin ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conservation concession; Grassland; Traditional ecological knowledge; Traditional Tibetan practices; Western China

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASSLAND; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

CHINA; QINGHAI; SANJIANGYUAN;

EID: 84871942521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05345-170438     Document Type: Article

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