Optimizing the Delivery of Multiple Ecosystem Goods and Services in Agricultural Systems

• Main Author: Evangelia G. Drakou (auth)
• Other Authors: Maria A. Tsiafouli (auth), Karl Ritz (auth), Katarina Hedlund (auth), Alberto Orgiazzi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Environmental economics; soil biodiversity; pollination; perennial crops; scale; soil; high-value farmlands; conceptual frameworks
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Agricultural land is subjected to a variety of societal pressures, as demands for food, animal feed, and biomass production increase, with an added requirement to simultaneously maintain natural areas and mitigate climatic and environmental impacts. The biotic elements of agricultural systems intera...