Urban domestic gardens (I): Putting small-scale plant diversity in context

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-78

  Thompson, Ken ^a   Austin, Kevin C ^b,c   Smith, Richard M ^a   Warren, Philip H ^a   Angold, Penny G ^b   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Agric and Rural Affairs Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien plant; Biodiversity; Urban derelict land; Urban ecology; Urban flora

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GARDEN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ENGLAND (SOUTH YORKSHIRE); SHEFFIELD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037721596     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02129.x     Document Type: Article

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