Implementing and managing urban forests: A much needed conservation strategy to increase ecosystem services and urban wellbeing

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 360, Issue , 2017, Pages 328-335

  Endreny, T ^a   Santagata, R ^b   Perna, A ^b   Stefano, C De ^b   Rallo, R F ^b   Ulgiati, S ^b  

^a 402 Baker Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biophysical scaling; Conservation; Ecological model; Ecosystem service; Urban nature

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION; STORMS;

BIOPHYSICAL SCALING; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; PURCHASING POWER PARITY; URBAN NATURE; WASTEWATER FACILITIES;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON EMISSION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEGACITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATURE CONSERVATION; URBAN FORESTRY; VEGETATION COVER;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85026519709     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.07.016     Document Type: Article

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