Functional land management: A framework for managing soil-based ecosystem services for the sustainable intensification of agriculture

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-58

  Schulte, Rogier P O ^a   Creamer, Rachel E ^a   Donnellan, Trevor ^a   Farrelly, Niall ^a   Fealy, Reamonn ^b   O'Donoghue, Cathal ^a   O'hUallachain, Daire ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b Teagasc Spatial Analysis Unit   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food security; Soil framework directive; Soil functions; Soil quality; Thematic strategy on soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894249874     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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