How much biodiversity is enough?

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 23-41

  Main, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Evolution; Functional mimicry; Natural ecosystems; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0032714149     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006203318425     Document Type: Article

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