System-level approach needed to evaluate the transition to more sustainable agriculture

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 283, Issue 1824, 2016, Pages

  Ponisio, Lauren C ^a   Kremen, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COST ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; LOW INCOME HOUSING;

EID: 84957544391     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1623     Document Type: Article

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