The value of producing food, energy, and ecosystem services within an agro-ecosystem

Ambio

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 186-193

  Porter, John ^a,e   Costanza, Robert ^b   Sandhu, Harpinder ^c   Sigsgaard, Lene ^d   Wratten, Steve ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d KU/LIFE   (Denmark)

^e LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOOD PRODUCTION; MARKETING; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68749091301     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-38.4.186     Document Type: Article

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