Resilience as a universal criterion of health

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 455-465

  Döring, Thomas F ^a,b   Vieweger, Anja ^a   Pautasso, Marco ^c   Vaarst, Mette ^d   Finckh, Maria R ^e   Wolfe, Martin S ^a  

^a Organic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institute of Integrative Biology   (Switzerland)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Concept; Health; Resilience; Stability; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; PLANTS; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 84922450176     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6539     Document Type: Article

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