How farming styles influence biodiversity maintenance in Austrian agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-290

  Schmitzberger, I ^a   Wrbka, Th ^a   Steurer, B ^b   Aschenbrenner, G ^b   Peterseil, J ^a   Zechmeister, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Austrian Council for Agricultural Engineering and Rural Development   (Austria)

Author keywords

Agri environmental subsidies; Agricultural landscapes; Austria; Biodiversity; Farming; Farming style

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; FARMING SYSTEM; RURAL LANDSCAPE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22544484532     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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