Organic agriculture and ecosystem services

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Sandhu, Harpinder S ^a   Wratten, Stephen D ^b   Cullen, Ross ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Economic value; Ecosystem services; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; ORGANIC FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 73649132901     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.11.002     Document Type: Review

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