Density, diversity and richness of woody plants in urban green spaces: A case study in Chennai metropolitan city

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 450-459

  Muthulingam, Udayakumar ^a   Thangavel, Sekar ^a  

^a PACHAIYAPPA S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Exotic species; India; Tree diversity; Tree inventory; Urban adapters; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; GREENSPACE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

CHENNAI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA SAMAN; ANNONACEAE; ARECACEAE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 84868208261     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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