Comprehensive assessment of urban ecosystem health

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1280-1285

  Sang, Yanhong ^a   Chen, Xingeng ^a   Wu, Renhai ^a   Peng, Xiaochun ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Comprehensive assessment; Ecosystem health; Foshan City; Urban

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHINA; CITY PLANNING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; HEALTH; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY;

CHINA; CITY PLANNING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FOSHAN; GUANGDONG;

EID: 33750384434     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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