Ecological benefits of urban forestry: The case of Kerwa Forest Area (KFA), Bhopal, India

Applied Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-200

  Dwivedi, Puneet ^a   Rathore, Chinmaya S ^b   Dubey, Yogesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity characterization; Carbon sequestration; Forest sampling; Urban growth

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; POPULATION PRESSURE; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN FORESTRY;

ASIA; BHOPAL; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 61649108094     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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