The Baltic Sea: Current and future status and impact of agriculture

Ambio

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 424-431

  Jansson, Bengt Owe ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BALTIC;

EID: 0031443788     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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47. I thank my wife, Dr. AnnMari Jansson, for greatly improving this article.