Agricultural production and bird conservation in complex landscapes of the dry Chaco

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 188-202

  Macchi, Leandro ^a,b   Grau, Héctor Ricardo ^a   Phalan, Ben ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation strategies; ecological indicators; land sharing; land sparing; land use change; semi arid environment; South America; sustainability science

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST COVER; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SEMIARID REGION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE-OFF;

GRAN CHACO;

AVES; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84960246540     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2015.1057244     Document Type: Article

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