Woody perennial polycultures in the U.S. Midwest enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Abstract Given the massive and growing environmental impacts of conventional agriculture, humanity needs new methods for growing food that not only meet dietary needs but also provide for multiple ecosystem functions with potential benefits to people and biodiversity. Concepts from ecology and compl...
Main Authors: | Maayan Kreitzman, Harold Eyster, Matthew Mitchell, Aldona Czajewska, Keefe Keeley, Sean Smukler, Noah Sullivan, Adrian Verster, Kai M. A. Chan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-01-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3890 |
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