The ecological road-effect zone of a Massachusetts (U.S.A.) suburban highway

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-46

  Richard, T ^c   Forman, T ^a   Deblinger, Robert D ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ROAD; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0342749445     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99088.x     Document Type: Article

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