Enhancing landscape connectivity through multifunctional green infrastructure corridor modeling and design
@article{Zhang2019EnhancingLC, title={Enhancing landscape connectivity through multifunctional green infrastructure corridor modeling and design}, author={Zhenzhen Zhang and Sara Meerow and Joshua P. Newell and Mark Lindquist}, journal={Urban Forestry \& Urban Greening}, year={2019} }
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