Some unorthodox perspectives on agricultural biodiversity. The case of legume cultivation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 135-144

  Smil, Vaclav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Biodiversity; Legume cultivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030908848     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8809(96)01138-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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