A review of the eco-environmental consequences of urban heat islands

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2055-2060

  Xiao, Rong Bo ^a   Ouyang, Zhi Yun ^a   Li, Wei Feng ^a   Zhang, Zhao Ming ^b   Tarver Jr , Gregory ^a   Wang, Xiao Ke ^a   Miao, Hong ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological effects; Ecological process; Landscape ecology; Urban biology; Urban climate; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344471708     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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