Urban ecosystems as 'natural' homes for biogeographical boundary crossings

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-190

  Francis, Robert A ^a   Lorimer, Jamie ^a   Raco, Mike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84858008199     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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