Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 849-861

  Gledhill, David G ^a   James, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

House prices; Output area classification; Ponds; Species richness; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868542586     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0242-7     Document Type: Article

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