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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology Volume 22, 2015 - Issue 2: Sustainable management and protection of ecosystems with high conservation values in Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China
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Evaluation of Shangri-La County’s tourism resources and ecotourism carrying capacity

Longyu ShiKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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Huibing ZhaoKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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Yuliang LiState Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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He MaKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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Shuncheng YangKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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Haowei WangKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 103-109 | Received 27 Nov 2013, Accepted 05 May 2014, Published online: 18 Jun 2014

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