A method for characterizing urban forest composition and structure for landscape architects and urban planners

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 359-365

  McBride, Joe R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Composition; Planting space; Species frequency; Street cross section; Street plan; Structure; Tree spacing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CROSS SECTION; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 56449091942     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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