Relationships among multiple aspects of agriculture’s environmental impact and productivity: A meta-analysis to guide sustainable agriculture

Biological Reviews

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 716-738

  German, Richard N ^a   Thompson, Catherine E ^a   Benton, Tim G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Ecosystem services; Efficiency frontier; Food security; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable intensification; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; META ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 85038016797     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12251     Document Type: Article

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