Comparison of landscape features in organic and conventional farming systems

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 209-227

  Van Mansvelt, J D ^a   Stobbelaar, D J ^a   Hendriks, K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cross compliance; Landscape production; Multifunctionality; Organic agriculture; Rural landscape

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FARMING SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; ORGANIC FARMING; RURAL LANDSCAPE;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032490503     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(98)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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