Conserving Biological Diversity in Agricultural/Forestry Systems
BioSciencePublished 1 May 1992
David Pimentel, Ulrich Stachow, Dávid Takács, H. W. Brubaker, Amy R. Dumas, John J. Meaney
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Both high agricultural productivity and human health depend on the activity of a diverse natural biota composed of an estimated 10 million (range 2-80 million) species of plants and animals that inhabit the world.
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David Pimentel, Ulrich Stachow, David A. Takacs, Hans W. Brubaker, Amy R. Dumas, John J. Meaney, John A. S. O'Neil, Douglas E. Onsi, David B. Corzilius; Co
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