Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 123-174

  Müller, Norbert ^a   Ignatieva, Maria ^b   Nilon, Charles H ^c   Werner, Peter ^d   Zipperer, Wayne C ^e  

^a ERFURT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Research Institution of the State of Hesse and the City of Darmstadt   (Germany)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84948182524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_10     Document Type: Chapter

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