Bioreceptivity of buildings for spontaneous arboreal flora in compact city environment

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Jim, C Y ^a   Chen, Wendy Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arboreal colonization; Bioreceptivity; Building microhabitat; Ruderal vegetation; Spontaneous vegetation; Urban biodiversity

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BUILDING; COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; FRUGIVORY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOST PLANT; MICROHABITAT; RUDERAL; TROPICAL FOREST; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

AVES; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS MICROCARPA; MORACEAE;

EID: 79851513304     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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