Effects of human population density on the pattern of terrestrial nature reserves in China

An increasing number of studies showed that coverage of existing protected areas is not enough to protect biodiversity. However, to what extent and how human population density influence the geographical pattern of protected areas are not clear. Based on 2644 terrestrial nature reserves (NRs) in mai...

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Main Authors: Chengzhang Liao, Yiqi Luo, Xiaoping Tang, Zhijun Ma, Bo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941930215X