Ecosystem Services in Biologically Diversified versus Conventional Farming Systems : Benefits, Externalities, and Trade-Offs

ABSTRACT. We hypothesize that biological diversification across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales maintains and regenerates the ecosystem services that provide critical inputs—such as maintenance of soil quality, nitrogen fixation, pollination, and pest control—to agriculture. Agrobiodiversit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology and Society. - Resilience Alliance Inc.. - 17(2012), 4
1. Verfasser:	Kremen, Claire (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Miles, Albie
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Ecology and Society
Schlagworte:	agricultural food production agricultural intensification agrobiodiversity agroecology biodiversity conventional agriculture conventional farming systems diversified farming systems ecosystem services land-sharing mehr... land-sparing organic agriculture sustainable agriculture sustainable intensification Biological sciences Environmental studies