Ecosystem services and agriculture: Cultivating agricultural ecosystems for diverse benefits

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Swinton, Scott M ^a   Lupi, Frank ^a   Robertson, G Philip ^a   Hamilton, Stephen K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ecosystem services; Nonmarket valuation; Research needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549045521     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.09.020     Document Type: Editorial

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