Urban River wall habitat and vegetation: Observations from the River Thames through central London

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-485

  Francis, Robert A ^a   Hoggart, Simon P G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Reconciliation ecology; River Thames; River walls; Urban flora; Urban river

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350383482     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-009-0096-9     Document Type: Article

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