Ecosystem processes along an urban-to-rural gradient

Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 299-313

  McDonnell, Mark J ^a   Pickett, Steward T A ^b   Groffman, Peter ^b   Bohlen, Patrick ^b   Pouyat, Richard V ^c   Zipperer, Wayne C ^c   Parmelee, Robert W ^d   Carreiro, Margaret M ^e   Medley, Kimberly ^f  

^a Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystems; forests; gradients; rural; urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955094275     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73412-5_18     Document Type: Chapter

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