Landscape approach to the conservation of floral diversity in Mediterranean urban coastal landscapes: Beirut seafront

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-177

  Chmaitelly, Hala ^a   Talhouk, Salma ^a   Makhzoumi, Jala ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Landscape assessment; Landscape habitat; Naturalized flora; Ornamental vegetation; Vegetation evaluation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CITIES; COASTAL LANDSCAPES; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; FLORAL DIVERSITY; FLORAL SPECIES; LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT; LANDSCAPE HABITAT; NATURALIZED FLORA; NATURE CONSERVATION; ORNAMENTAL VEGETATION; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; LAND USE; OCEAN HABITATS;

VEGETATION;

EID: 69149095687     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230902859820     Document Type: Article

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