Development and application of an integrated conceptual framework to tropical agroecosystems based on complex systems theories: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical-University of Guelph Project

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 154-161

  Rowley, Tamsyn ^a   Gallopín, Gilberto ^a   Waltner Toews, David ^b   Raez Luna, Ernesto ^a  

^a Land Management   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 5844362609     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-0992.1997.eh9725.x     Document Type: Article

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