Measures of the effects of agricultural practices on ecosystem services

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 286-296

  Dale, Virginia H ^a   Polasky, Stephen ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Chemical; Ecosystem services; Erosion; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE;

EID: 36549050733     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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