Tracking phosphorus security: indicators of phosphorus vulnerability in the global food system

Food Security

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 337-350

  Cordell, Dana ^a   White, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Food security; Governance; Indicators; Phosphorus scarcity; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937762980     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0442-0     Document Type: Article

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