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Methods of trees evaluation with the site-specific effect for microclimate in urban environment: the case of study Nitra (Slovakia) Cover

Methods of trees evaluation with the site-specific effect for microclimate in urban environment: the case of study Nitra (Slovakia)

By: Ján Klein and  Zdenka Rózová  
Open Access
|Mar 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2017-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 40 - 51
Published on: Mar 21, 2017
Published by: Institute of Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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