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Comparing green structures using life cycle assessment: a potential risk for urban biodiversity homogenization?

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The authors would like to thank the Paris Tech Chair in “Eco-design of buildings and infrastructure” (www.chaire-eco-conception.org), which funds the doctoral research of Alexandre Henry.

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  1. UMR 8079, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, AgroParisTech, Bâtiment 360, Université Paris Sud, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

    Alexandre Henry & Nathalie Frascaria-Lacoste

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Henry, A., Frascaria-Lacoste, N. Comparing green structures using life cycle assessment: a potential risk for urban biodiversity homogenization?. Int J Life Cycle Assess 17, 949–950 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-012-0462-3

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