Regional relationships between surface temperature, vegetation, and human settlement in a rapidly urbanizing ecosystem

G. Darrel Jenerette; Sharon L. Harlan; Anthony Brazel; Nancy Jones; Larissa Larsen; William L. Stefanov

doi:10.1007/s10980-006-9032-z

journal article Dec 15, 2006

Regional relationships between surface temperature, vegetation, and human settlement in a rapidly urbanizing ecosystem

G. Darrel Jenerette

Sharon L. Harlan Anthony Brazel Nancy Jones Larissa Larsen

William L. Stefanov

Landscape Ecology Vol. 22 No. 3 pp. 353-365 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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G. Darrel Jenerette, Sharon L. Harlan, Anthony Brazel, et al. (2006). Regional relationships between surface temperature, vegetation, and human settlement in a rapidly urbanizing ecosystem. Landscape Ecology, 22(3), 353-365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-006-9032-z

Regional relationships between surface temperature, vegetation, and human settlement in a rapidly urbanizing ecosystem

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