Motivations of landowners to engage in biodiversity-friendly farming practices in Alberta's Central Parkland region

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-69

  Banack, Shawn A ^a   Hvenegaard, Glen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 77950547826     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903096171     Document Type: Article

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