Civic ecology: A pathway for Earth Stewardship in cities

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 267-273

  Krasny, Marianne E ^a   Tidball, Keith G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL HAZARD; NEIGHBORHOOD; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POLICY APPROACH; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHELLFISH; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861819896     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/110230     Document Type: Article

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