Biotic indicators for biodiversity and sustainable agriculture - Introduction and background

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Büchs, Wolfgang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Application; Assessment; Biotic indicator; Habitat; Landscape

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTIC FACTOR;

EID: 17144461936     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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