Resolving Conflicts between Agriculture and the Natural Environment

PLoS Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Tanentzap, Andrew J ^a   Lamb, Anthony ^a   Walker, Susan ^b   Farmer, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Institute for European Environmental Policy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; VEGETATION; AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84943188838     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002242     Document Type: Article

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