Restoration of biodiversity enhances agricultural production

Ecology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-189

  Bullock, James M ^a   Pywell, Richard F ^a   Burke, Mike J W ^b   Walker, Kevin J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Economic value of biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Forage production; Grassland; Productivity; Restoration ecology; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; MEADOW; PRODUCTIVITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034993948     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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