The farmer as conservationist

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 206-212

  Badgley, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Ecological agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EID: 0346394144     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/AJAA200352     Document Type: Article

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