Does organic farming benefit biodiversity?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-130

  Hole, D G ^a,c   Perkins, A J ^a   Wilson, J D ^a   Alexander, I H ^b   Grice, P V ^b   Evans, A D ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b English Nature Dorset Team   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Biodiversity; Comparison; Conventional farming; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4644255313     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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