Supporting Agricultural Ecosystem Services through the Integration of Perennial Polycultures into Crop Rotations

This review analyzes the potential role and long-term effects of field perennial polycultures (mixtures) in agricultural systems, with the aim of reducing the trade-offs between provisioning and regulating ecosystem services. First, crop rotations are identified as a suitable tool for the assessment...

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Main Authors: Peter Weißhuhn, Moritz Reckling, Ulrich Stachow, Hubert Wiggering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/12/2267