Landscape network approach to assess ecological impacts of road projects on biological conservation

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-14

  Liu, Shiliang ^a   Deng, Li ^a   Chen, Liding ^b   Li, Junran ^c   Dong, Shikui ^a   Zhao, Haidi ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

graph theory; landscape connectivity; landscape network; least cost model; road project

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MOVEMENT; NETWORK ANALYSIS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84893062664     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-014-0651-z     Document Type: Article

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