Biodiversity : journal of life on earth, volume 9, numbers 1 & 2, 2008; the value of biodiversity to food & agriculture
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2008
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Tropical Conservancy, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
Economists have emphasized that biodiversity is a form of wealth, of particular relevance to agriculture. This beautiful journal contributes scientific articles on all facets of life on earth. In this issue: sources of new crops; the value of taxonomy; organic agriculture; aquatic rice-based systems; participatory plant breeding; rice germplasm; ecoregions; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; livelihoods in southern Africa; soil biodiversity in Europe; the Rif mountains (Morocco); pollinating flies; Pacific islands agrobiodiversity; biodiversity news; book reviews.
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"Special: biodiversity and agriculture"
"Knowledge, conservation, sustainability"
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"Knowledge, conservation, sustainability"
The table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright Act
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BIODIVERSITY, ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, PROTECTED SPECIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, RESOURCES CONSERVATION, FOOD PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, PROTECTED AREAS, PLANT BREEDING, ECOSYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, GENETIC RESOURCES, NATURE CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT