Towards environmentally sustainable agriculture in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities for applied ecological research

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 535-541

  Ferreira, Joice ^a   Pardini, Renata ^b   Metzger, Jean Paul ^b   Fonseca, Carlos Roberto ^c   Pompeu, Paulo S ^d   Sparovek, Gerd ^b   Louzada, Julio ^d  

^a EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Forest Act; Environmental policy; Science policy gap; Tropical biodiversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUEL; BIOME; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PRIVATE LAND; RESEARCH WORK; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84861675939     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02145.x     Document Type: Review

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