Yard stories: Examining residents' conceptions of their yards as part of the urban ecosystem in Minnesota

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-194

  Dahmus, Maria E ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Residential yards; Urban ecosystem understanding; Yard care choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897645397     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0306-3     Document Type: Article

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