Acquiring qualitative knowledge about complex agroecosystems. Part 2: Formal representation

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 365-386

  Walker, D H ^a   Sinclair, F L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; FARMERS' KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032033880     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00049-8     Document Type: Article

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