Effect of China's rapid development on its iconic giant panda

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 2134-2139

  Zhu, LiFeng ^a   Hu, YiBo ^a   Zhang, ZeJun ^a   Wei, FuWen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

conservation implication; distributional contraction; giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); human populatoin explosion; land use increases and habitat loss

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84880062938     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5647-4     Document Type: Article

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