Intensification of animal production from grassland and ecosystem services: A trade-off

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lemaire, Gilles ^a  

^a French Natl Inst Agr Res INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeochemical cycles; Ecosystem services; Grasslands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860473201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20127012     Document Type: Review

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