Evaluating urban biodiversity in terms of user preferences: Urban residential landscapes in Bartin (Turkey)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 6 B, 2012, Pages 1626-1634

  Bekci, Banu ^a   Cengiz, Canan ^a   Cengiz, Bülent ^a  

^a BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bartin; Residential landscape; Urban biodiversity; Urban ecology; User preference

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FRUIT; GARDEN; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

BARTIN; TURKEY;

EID: 84864746515     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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