Plant communities of selected urbanized areas of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 191-206

  Turner, K ^a   Lefler, L ^a   Freedman, B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon storage; Ecological integrity; Horticultural practices; Native and alien species; Naturalization; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING;

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA; NATURAL FORESTS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; LAND USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CITIES; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PLANTS;

CANADA; HALIFAX; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11444267364     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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