On the role of crop biodiversity in the management of environmental risk

Biodiversity Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 581-593

  Di Falco, Salvatore ^a   Chavas, Jean Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 77955208967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511551079.024     Document Type: Chapter

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