Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia

Ecology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Gillison, Andrew N ^a   Liswanti, Nining ^b   Budidarsono, Suseno ^d   van Noordwijk, Meine ^d   Tomich, Thomas P ^c  

^a Center for Biodiversity Management   (Australia)

^b Center for International Forestry Research

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^d NONE

Author keywords

biodiversity indicators; Coffee farming systems; Plant functional types; V index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CROPPING PRACTICE; FOREST; PROFITABILITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; WORLD;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 27444447112     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-00657-090207     Document Type: Article

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