Maximizing retention of native biodiversity in Australian agricultural landscapes-The 10:20:40:30 guidelines

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 166, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-45

  Smith, F Patrick ^a   Prober, Suzanne M ^a   House, Alan P N ^a,b   McIntyre, Sue ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AECOM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Biodiversity; Carbon; Land use change; Land use thresholds; Woody perennial agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; NATIVE SPECIES; OPTIMIZATION; PERSISTENCE; RETENTION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84892802287     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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