Landscapes that work for biodiversity and people

Science

Volumn 362, Issue 6412, 2018, Pages

  Kremen, C ^a   Merenlender, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SECURITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HABITAT; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MARKET; RANGELAND; REVIEW; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HUMANS;

EID: 85055075448     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aau6020     Document Type: Review

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