Environmental assessment of small-scale dairy farms with multifunctionality in mountain areas

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-102

  Salvador, Sara ^a   Corazzin, Mirco ^a   Piasentier, Edi ^a   Bovolenta, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Ecosystem services; Environmental assessment; LCA; Mountain; Organic method

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BEEF; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAIRIES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LANDFORMS; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DAIRY FARMS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MOUNTAIN; ORGANIC METHOD;

FARMS;

EID: 85007378757     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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