Urban form, biodiversity potential and ecosystem services

Using data from selected areas in five UK cities, we studied the relationships between urban form and the following measures of ecosystem performance: availability and patch characteristics of tree cover, gardens and green space; storm-water run-off; maximum temperature; carbon sequestration. Althou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Landscape and urban planning 2007-12, Vol.83 (4), p.308-317
Hauptverfasser:	Tratalos, Jamie, Fuller, Richard A., Warren, Philip H., Davies, Richard G., Gaston, Kevin J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Carbon sequestration Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Green space Housing density Patch size Run-off Tree cover
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