A methodological approach to assess cross-scale relations and interactions in agricultural ecosystems of Argentina

Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 546-558

  Viglizzo, Ernesto F ^a   Pordomingo, Aníbal J ^a   Buschiazzo, Daniel ^a   Castro, Mónica G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Dirección de Ecología   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agricultural ecosystems; Argentine Pampas; Cross scale interactions; Cross scale relations; Methodological approach

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; SCALE EFFECT;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25144517720     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-005-0091-9     Document Type: Article

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