Role of culturally protected forests in biodiversity conservation in Southeast China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 531-544

  Gao, Hong ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a   Chen, Shengbin ^a   van Koppen, C S A ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community structure; Culturally protected forests; Southeast China; Species composition; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CULTURAL TRADITION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HERB; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST; RESOURCE USE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84872662229     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0427-7     Document Type: Article

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