Agricultural Intensification: Will Land Spared from Farming be Land Spared for Nature?

Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 709 - 710
Published: Jun 1, 2006
Abstract
How can intensive agricultural systems be designed so that they have fewer and smaller impacts on surrounding ecosystems? This is not a new challenge, but its importance to conservation—particularly in developing regions—has become apparent in recent years. This challenge is a major part of the ongoing effort to provide for the needs of a growing human population and at the same time sustain the life-support systems of the planet (Vitousek et...
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Title
Agricultural Intensification: Will Land Spared from Farming be Land Spared for Nature?
DOI
Published Date
Jun 1, 2006
Journal
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
709 - 710
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