A multi-criteria index for ecological evaluation of tropical agriculture in southeastern Mexico.

The aim of this study was to generate an easy to use index to evaluate the ecological state of agricultural land from a sustainability perspective. We selected environmental indicators, such as the use of organic soil amendments (green manure) versus chemical fertilizers, plant biodiversity (includi...

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Main Authors: Esperanza Huerta, Christian Kampichler, Susana Ochoa-Gaona, Ben De Jong, Salvador Hernandez-Daumas, Violette Geissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236094?pdf=render