Indigenous and spontaneous vegetation: Their relationship to urban development in the city of Leeds, UK

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-47

  Millard, Andy ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Biodiversity; Indigenous vegetation; Mapping; Spontaneous vegetation; Urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944441878     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2004.04.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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