Pest control and pollination cost-benefit analysis of hedgerow restoration in a simplified agricultural landscape

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1020-1027

  Morandin, L A ^a   Long, R F ^b   Kremen, C ^c  

^a Ecological Consulting   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Hedgerow; Pest control; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007618311     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: 1938291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow086     Document Type: Article

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