Spatial distribution patterns of species richness and hotspots of protected plants in Qinling Mountain

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2109-2117

  Zhang, Yin Bo ^a   Guo, Liu Lin ^a   Wang, Wei ^b   Tian, Yu ^b   Li, Jun Sheng ^b  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

GAP analysis; Hotspots; Qinling Mountain; Richness; Spatial pattern; State protected plants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HILLSLOPE; NATURE RESERVE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WILD POPULATION;

CHINA; GANSU; HUNAN; MOUNT FUNIU; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SHAANXI; TAIBAI MOUNTAIN; TIANSHUI;

EID: 84899955418     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5846/stxb201311082697     Document Type: Article

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