Approaches to assess the environmental impact of organic farming with particular regard to Denmark

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 11-26

  Hansen, Birgitte ^a   Alrøe, Hugo Fjelsted ^a   Kristensen, Erik Steen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Denmark; Energy use; Environmental indicator; Nitrogen leaching; Organic farming; Soil biology; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; ORGANIC FARMING;

DENMARK;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLEMBOLA; FUNGI; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PROKARYOTA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035132942     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00257-7     Document Type: Review

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