Indicators of biodiversity and conservational wildlife quality on danish organic farms for use in farm management: A multidisciplinary approach to indicator development and testing

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-414

  Noe, Egon ^a   Halberg, Niels ^a   Reddersen, Jens ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservational wildlife quality; Farm management; Indicators; Organic farming; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ORGANIC FARMING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 24044462642     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-005-7044-3     Document Type: Review

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