Harvested perennial grasslands: Ecological models for farming's perennial future

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Glover, Jerry D ^a  

^a THE LAND INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 77950128144     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.01.014     Document Type: Editorial

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