The utility of crop genetic diversity in maintaining ecosystem services

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Hajjar, Reem ^a   Jarvis, Devra I ^b   Gemmill Herren, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Carbon sequestration; Crop genetic diversity; Ecosystem services; Pest and disease; Pollination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; PEST CONTROL; POLLINATION; SOIL EROSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 36048992076     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.08.003     Document Type: Review

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