Sub-regional assessment of China: Urbanization in biodiversity hotspots

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 57-63

  Güneralp, Burak ^a   Seto, Karen C ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

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EID: 84948184418     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_5     Document Type: Chapter

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