Forests on the edge: The influence of increased housing density on forest systems and services

Urban-Rural Interfaces: Linking People and Nature

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 49-70

  Stein, Susan ^a   Carr, Mary ^a   McRoberts, Ronald E ^a   Mahal, Lisa G ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

America; Ecosystem services; Forest development; Forest systems; Housing density; Human influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019336808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/2012.urban-rural.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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