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Ecological risk assessment based on road network development analysis of Xiamen city, China

Xinyi YangKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, P.R. China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R.ChinaView further author information
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Lin WangKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, P.R. China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R.ChinaView further author information
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Tong WuKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, P.R. China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R.ChinaView further author information
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Quanyi QiuKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 458-467 | Received 30 Sep 2017, Accepted 18 Nov 2017, Published online: 05 Dec 2017

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