Leucaena macrophylla: An ecosystem services provider?

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 163-174

  Hernández Muciño, Diego ^a   Sosa Montes, Eliseo ^b   Ceccon, Eliane ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alley cropping; Ecosystem services; Fodder; Fuelwood; Leaf litter; Leucaena macrophylla

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937074196     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-014-9751-0     Document Type: Article

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