Socioeconomic causes of loss of animal genetic diversity: Analysis and assessment

Ecological Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-376

  Tisdell, Clem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Breed selection; Economic globalisation; Intensive agriculture; Market extension; Path dependence

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; GENETIC RESOURCE; GLOBALIZATION; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037863669     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(03)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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