Using biodiversity to link agricultural productivity with environmental quality: Results from three field experiments in Iowa

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-128

  Liebman, Matt ^a   Helmers, Matthew J ^b   Schulte, Lisa A ^a   Chase, Craig A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity; conservation; cropping systems; multifunctionality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FOOD PRODUCTION; MAIZE; PROFITABILITY; SOYBEAN;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875128933     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170512000300     Document Type: Article

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