Monitoring the performance and decline of heritage trees in urban Hong Kong

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-172

  Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compact city; Heritage tree; Hong Kong; Tree protection; Urban ecology; Urban forestry; Urban tree

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENSPACE; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; URBAN FORESTRY;

ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HONG KONG; PLANT ROOT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES HABITAT; STRESS; TREE GROWTH; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 15844380941     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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