Costing conservation: An expert appraisal of the pollinator habitat benefits of England's entry level stewardship

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1193-1214

  Breeze, T D ^a   Bailey, A P ^a   Balcombe, K G ^a   Potts, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Entry level stewardship; Pollination services

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; EXPENDITURE; HABITAT LOSS; INSECT; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84897458613     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0660-3     Document Type: Article

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