Integrating agroecology and landscape multifunctionality in Vermont: An evolving framework to evaluate the design of agroecosystems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 327-341

  Lovell, Sarah Taylor ^a   DeSantis, S'ra ^b   Nathan, Chloe A ^b   Olson, Meryl Breton ^b   Ernesto Mendez V ^b   Kominami, Hisashi C ^b   Erickson, Daniel L ^b   Morris, Katlyn S ^b   Morris, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological design; Ecosystem services; Food systems; Landscape multifunctionality; Multifunctional agriculture; Rural planning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARM SIZE; ORGANIC FARMING; RURAL PLANNING;

UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 77951126236     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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