Landscape connectivity dynamics based on network analysis in the Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, China

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-77

  Liu, Shiliang ^a   Deng, Li ^a   Dong, Shikui ^a   Zhao, Qinghe ^a   Yang, Juejie ^a   Wang, Cong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effective distance; Equivalent connected area; Functional connectivity evaluation; Structural pattern metric; Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; NATURE RESERVE; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

CHINA; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84891365780     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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