Structure and sustainability of Sacramento's urban forest

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 174-189

  McPherson, E Gregory ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Urban ecology; Urban ecosystem; Urban forest development

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032231963     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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