Classification of the heterogeneous structure of urban landscapes (STURLA) as an indicator of landscape function applied to surface temperature in New York City

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 70, Issue , 2016, Pages 574-585

  Hamstead, Zoé A ^a   Kremer, Peleg ^a   Larondelle, Neele ^b,c   McPhearson, Timon ^a   Haase, Dagmar ^b,d  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Geography Department   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Landscape function; Landscape structure; Scale; Urban

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; URBAN GROWTH;

HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE FUNCTIONS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES; SCALE; URBAN;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

BIOINDICATOR; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PATCHINESS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN REGION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951083219     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.014     Document Type: Article

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