Agroforestry for conserving and enhancing biodiversity

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Jose, Shibu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

CBD strategic plan; Faunal diversity; Floristic diversity; Habitat loss; Microbial diversity; Sustainable consumptive land use

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84859928038     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-012-9517-5     Document Type: Article

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