Commentary: It's not enough to develop agriculture that minimizes environmental impact

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-152

  Firbank, Les ^a  

^a North Wyke Research   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954046893     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.c5007     Document Type: Note

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