Regional assessment of North America: Urbanization trends, biodiversity patterns, and ecosystem services

Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities: A Global Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 279-286

  McPhearson, Timon ^a   Auch, Roger ^b   Alberti, Marina ^c  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84903181781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_14     Document Type: Chapter

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