A sustainable agriculture?

Daedalus

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 76-89

  Philip Robertson, G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84942865910     PISSN: 00115266     EISSN: 15486192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/DAED_a_00355     Document Type: Article

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