Composition of crops and land-use types in relation to crop raiding pattern at different distances from forests

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 167, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-78

  Lemessa, Debissa ^a   Hylander, Kristoffer ^a   Hambäck, Peter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Afromontane forest; Ecotone; Homegarden; Pest; Primate; Species composition

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ECOTONE; FOREST EDGE; GRAZING PRESSURE; HOME GARDEN; LAND USE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONTANE FOREST; PRIMATE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 84874528488     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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