Optimizing agri-environment schemes for biodiversity, ecosystem services or both?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 172, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-71

  Ekroos, Johan ^a   Olsson, Ola ^a   Rundlöf, Maj ^a,b   Wätzold, Frank ^c   Smith, Henrik G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological pest control; Land use intensity; Management intensity; Pollination; Productivity; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INCENTIVE; LAND USE CHANGE; POLLINATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84895779920     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.013     Document Type: Review

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