Traditional agriculture and the conservation of biological diversity in crete, Greece

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Siebert, Stephen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Birds; Disturbance; Flora; Grazing

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649087037     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2004.9684571     Document Type: Article

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