Paying for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Biodiversity and Markets: Livelihoods and Agroecology in Comparative Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 229-252

  Scherr, Sara J ^c   Milder, Jeffrey C ^a   Shames, Seth ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Ecoagriculture Partners   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 84904774581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849774376     Document Type: Chapter

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