Does extensification lead to enhanced provision of ecosystems services from soils in UK agriculture?

Land Use Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-128

  Horrocks, Claire A ^a,b   Dungait, Jennifer A J ^b   Cardenas, Laura M ^b   Heal, Kate V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment scheme; Ecosystem services; Nutrient cycling; Soil; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SERVICE PROVISION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84888401816     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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