Measuring harm and benefit: The biodiversity friendliness of Cannabis sativa

Global Biodiversity

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2-13

  Montford, Suzanne ^a,c   Small, Ernest ^b,d  

^a International Development Department   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Canada)

^d OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 0033016483     PISSN: 11953101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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