Environmental benefits of conservation buffers in the United States: Evidence, promise, and open questions

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-260

  Lovell, Sarah Taylor ^a   Sullivan, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural buffer; Agroecology; Conservation Reserve Program; Riparian corridor; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGROECOLOGY; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144450658     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.08.002     Document Type: Review

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