Biodiversity and ecosystem function in constructed ecosystems

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ranalli, Melissa ^a   Lundholm, Jeremy ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Bioreactor; Ecological engineering; Ecosystem service; Green roof; Phytoremediation; Productivity; Resource uptake; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949133833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20083034     Document Type: Review

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