Managing soil natural capital: An effective strategy for mitigating future agricultural risks?

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-39

  Cong, Rong Gang ^a   Hedlund, Katarina ^a,b   Andersson, Hans ^c   Brady, Mark ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Copula model; Dynamic portfolio theory; Resilience; Soil ecosystem services; Soil organic carbon; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CASH CROPPING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND USE PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84903906422     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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