The effectiveness of the zoning of China's protected areas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 204, Issue , 2016, Pages 231-236

  Xu, Weihua ^a   Li, Xiaosong ^b   Pimm, Stuart L ^c   Hull, Vanessa ^d   Zhang, Jingjing ^a   Zhang, Lu ^a   Xiao, Yi ^a   Zheng, Hua ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Conservation planning; Nature reserves; Protected area; Zoning

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; FIELD SURVEY; NATURE RESERVE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNESCO; WETLAND; ZONING POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 85027928076     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.10.028     Document Type: Article

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