The contribution of plant sociology to the ecosystem service approach in urban and peri-urban areas: Evidences from a Mediterranean metropolis case study (Rome, Italy)

Fitosociologia

Volumn 48, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Capotorti, G ^a   Frondoni, R ^b   Mollo, B ^a   Tilia, A ^b   Blasi, C ^a,b  

^a Interuniversity Research Centre Biodiversity Plant sociology and Landscape ecology   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity indicators; Ecosystem services (ES); Land cover change; Local scale; Municipality of rome; Urban and periurban areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAND COVER; PERIURBAN AREA; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84855966204     PISSN: 11259078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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