A review and evaluation of agroecosystem health analysis: The role of economics

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 601-626

  Yiridoe, Emmanuel K ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0030881348     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00026-7     Document Type: Review

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