Urban wetland: Its concept, ecological services and protection

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-560

  Wang, Jian Hua ^a,b,c   Lu, Xian Guo ^a  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Cangzhou Teacher's College   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological services; Urban wetland; Wetland protection

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBANIZATION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 39549093542     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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