Agricultural activities affecting the functions and values of Ramsar wetland sites of greece

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 119-128

  Gerakis, Argyrios ^a   Kalburtji, Kiriaki ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Ramsar sites; Sustainable development; Wetland functions; Wetland values

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; LAND MANAGEMENT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WETLAND;

GREECE;

EID: 0031734423     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00119-4     Document Type: Article

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