Why go native? Landscaping for biodiversity and sustainability education

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-223

  Kermath, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Landscaping; Sustainable development; United States of America; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047098012     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370710726661     Document Type: Article

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