Constraints of Urbanization on Vegetation Dynamics in a Growing City: A Chronological Framework in Rennes (France)

Urban Biodiversity and Design

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 206-226

  Pellissier, Vincent ^a   Rozé, Françoise ^b   Clergeau, Phillipe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Arrival step first step in plant ecosystem trajectory; Chronological framework studying vegetation dynamics; Constraints of urbanization on vegetation dynamics a chronological framework; Emergence step seeds deposited at arrival step; Materials and methods the urbanization gradient; Settlement step species able to reproduce; Urban Heat Island found in cities; Urban to rural gradient conducted survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876707665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318654.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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