Agroforestry in the Western Ghats of peninsular India and the satoyama landscapes of Japan: A comparison of two sustainable land use systems

Sustainability Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-232

  Kumar, B Mohan ^a   Takeuchi, K ^b  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Carbon sequestration; Common pool resources; Ecosystem services; Hill and valley cultivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350304266     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-009-0086-0     Document Type: Article

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