Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-16

  Barrios, Edmundo ^a   Valencia, Vivian ^b   Jonsson, Mattias ^c   Brauman, Alain ^d   Hairiah, Kurniatun ^e   Mortimer, Peter E ^f   Okubo, Satoru ^g  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (China)

^e BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Biodiversity; Biological control; Ecosystem services; Pollination; Soil health

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COFFEE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD PRODUCTION; INSECT; POLLINATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 85046872139     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2017.1399167     Document Type: Article

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