Case study of an integrated framework for quantifying agroecosystem health

Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-306

  Vadrevu, Krishna Prasad ^a   Cardina, John ^a   Hitzhusen, Fred ^a   Bayoh, Isaac ^a   Moore, Richard ^a   Parker, Jason ^a,b   Stinner, Ben ^a   Stinner, Deb ^a   Hoy, Casey ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Analytical hierarchy process; Ecosystem health index; Geographic information systems; Remote sensing; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; GIS; MAPPING METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; WOOSTER;

EID: 41149177384     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9122-z     Document Type: Article

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