Ecological benefits provided by alley cropping systems for production of woody biomass in the temperate region: A review

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-152

  Tsonkova, Penka ^a   Böhm, Christian ^a   Quinkenstein, Ansgar ^a   Freese, Dirk ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Biodiversity habitat; Biomass production; Short rotation coppices; Soil fertility; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOIL FERTILITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY; WOOD;

EID: 84861232028     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-012-9494-8     Document Type: Article

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