Ecosystem services in biologically diversified versus conventional farming systems: Benefits, externalities, and trade-offs

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kremen, Claire ^a   Miles, Albie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural food production; Agricultural intensification; Agrobiodiversity; Agroecology; Biodiversity; Conventional agriculture; Conventional farming systems; Diversified farming systems; Ecosystem services; Land sharing; Landsparing; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGROECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; SOIL QUALITY; TRADE-OFF;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 84871993250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05035-170440     Document Type: Review

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