An indicator-based method for quantifying farm multifunctionality

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 166-179

  Andersen, Peter Stubkjær ^a   Vejre, Henrik ^a   Dalgaard, Tommy ^b   Brandt, Jesper ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farm; Function; Indicators; Multifunctional

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; AMENITY VALUES; FARM SIZE; FARMING PRACTICES; INTERVIEW SURVEY; MULTIFUNCTIONAL; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; PROCESS INDICATORS; PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; WILDLIFE HABITATS;

AGGREGATES; ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FARMS; FUNCTIONS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS);

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AMENITY; BIOINDICATOR; DECADAL VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; FARM; FOOD; LAND USE CHANGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84867824829     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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