Integrating biodiversity and conservation with modern agricultural landscapes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2735-2750

  Kumaraswamy, S ^a,b   Kunte, K ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Ecosystem services; Incentive schemes and risk proofing; Integration of biodiversity; Network reciprocity; Offset mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROECOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; FLOOD; FOOD SECURITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; INCENTIVE; POLLINATOR; RECIPROCITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84886608227     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0562-9     Document Type: Review

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