Biodiversity conservation and productivity in intensive agricultural systems

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-329

  Pascual, Unai ^a   Omer, Amani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity economics; Biodiversity loss; Intensification; Sustainable agricultural; Technical change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249809440     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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