Urban forests and their ecosystem services in relation to human health

Forests, Trees and Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 23-40

  Sanesi, Giovanni ^a   Gallis, Christos ^b   Kasperidus, Hans Dieter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84860205673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9806-1_2     Document Type: Chapter

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