Effects of urban land cover on the local species pool in Britain

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 507-517

  Roy, D B ^a   Hill, M O ^a   Rothery, P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAND COVER; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032822438     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb01279.x     Document Type: Article

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