Windbreaks in North American agricultural systems

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 61-62, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 65-78

  Brandle, J R ^a   Hodges, L ^b   Zhou, X H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop production; Microclimate; Shelterbelt benefits; Shelterbelt structure; Wind protection

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; SHELTERBELT; WIND BREAK;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 3342904505     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000028990.31801.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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