The biodiversity values of farming systems and agricultural landscapes

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 80-87

  Lefroy, E C ^a   Smith, F P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity; Conservation; Farming systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DRYLAND FARMING; PERENNIAL PLANT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; VICTORIA;

EID: 5444260443     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc040080     Document Type: Article

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