Urban ecosystems: What would Tansley do?

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Pickett, Steward T A ^a   Grove, J M ^b  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept; Ecosystem; Human; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249101354     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-008-0079-2     Document Type: Article

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