Let's Not Forget the Biodiversity of the Cities

Biotropica

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 576-577

  Lugo, Ariel E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Novel ecosystems; Puerto Rico; San Juan; Urban forests; Urban rivers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY;

PUERTO RICO; SAN JUAN [PUERTO RICO];

EID: 77956461420     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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