Ecosystem services and dis-services to agriculture
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Wei Zhang⁎, Taylor H. Ricketts, Claire Kremen, Karen Carney, Scott M. Swinton Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039, United States Conservation Science Program, World Wildlife Fund — U.S., Washington, DC 20037, United States Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, United States U.S. Agency for International Development, Biodiversity and Forestry Team, Washington, DC 20523, United States
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