Biodiversity Impacts of Some Agricultural Commodity Production Systems

Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-38

  Donald, Paul F ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING;

EID: 1242288100     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.01803.x     Document Type: Review

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