The contribution of biodiversity to modern intensive farming systems

Agriculture, Biodiversity and Markets: Livelihoods and Agroecology in Comparative Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 117-130

  Omer, Amani A ^a   Pascual, Unai ^b   Russell, Noel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84871801453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849774376     Document Type: Chapter

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