Greenbelt systems play an important role in the prevention of landscape degradation due to Urbanization

Journal of Ecology and Field Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-215

  Cho, Yong Chan ^a,c   Cho, Hyun Je ^b   Lee, Chang Seok ^a  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Green Promotion Agency   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Greenbelt; Landscape; Ndvi; Pollution; Seoul; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849150796     PISSN: 1975020X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5141/jefb.2009.32.3.207     Document Type: Article

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