Using an ecological understanding of farmland to reconcile nature conservation requirements, EU agriculture policy and world trade agreements

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 949-954

  Bignal, Eric M ^a  

^a Europ Forum Nat Conserv P   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; European policy; Grazing; Low intensity agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032448283     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.1998.tb00013.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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