Impacts of organic and conventional dairy farmer attitude, behaviour and knowledge on farm biodiversity in Ireland

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 272-278

  Power, Eileen F ^a,b   Kelly, Daniel L ^a   Stout, Jane C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; Agri environmental scheme; Grassland; Intensive agriculture; Plant diversity; Production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GRASSLAND; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT;

IRELAND;

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84883269622     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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