Soils, agriculture and food security: The interplay between ecosystem functioning and human well-being

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-34

  Hurni, Hans ^a   Giger, Markus ^a   Liniger, Hanspeter ^a   Mekdaschi Studer, Rima ^a   Messerli, Peter ^a   Portner, Brigitte ^a   Schwilch, Gudrun ^a   Wolfgramm, Bettina ^a   Breu, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD SECURITY; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 84939619579     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.07.009     Document Type: Review

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