A practical approach to assessing structure, function, and value of street tree populations in small communities

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-97

  Maco, Scott E ^a   McPherson, E Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Street tree inventory; Urban forest management; Urban forest valuation

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; TREE; URBAN FORESTRY;

EID: 17044419063     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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