A farm-scale biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment tool: the healthy farm index
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A farm-scale biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment tool: The healthy farm index
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1473-5903,1747-762X
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2012.726854