SALSA: A simulation tool to assess ecological sustainability of agricultural production

Ambio

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 388-392

  Eriksson, Ingrid Strid ^a   Elmquist, Helena ^a   Nybrant, Thomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 22344438836     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-34.4.388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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