Using aquatic animals as partners to increase yield and maintain soil nitrogen in the paddy ecosystems
Whether species coculture can overcome the shortcomings of crop monoculture requires additional study. Here, we show how aquatic animals (i.e. carp, crabs, and softshell turtles) benefit paddy ecosystems when cocultured with rice. Three separate field experiments and three separate mesocosm experime...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2022-02-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/73869 |