A European perspective for developing modern multifunctional agroforestry systems for sustainable intensification

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-332

  Smith, Jo ^a   Pearce, Bruce D ^a   Wolfe, Martin S ^b  

^a Organic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Organic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agroecology; ecosystem services; food security; orchards; pollarding

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOOD SECURITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84868377124     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000597     Document Type: Review

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