- Title
- Ecosystem services and agriculture in Punjab, India
- Creator
- Kumar, Lalit; Sandhu, Harpinder
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/177205
- Identifier
- vital:15249
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53967-6_4
- Identifier
- ISBN:9783319539676 (ISBN); 9783319539669 (ISBN)
- Abstract
- Agroecosystems supply food, fibre and a range of ecosystem services (ES) to human beings. At the same time, they are dependent on regulating services such as freshwater, biodiversity, healthy soils for their proper functioning. It is known that agricultural activities impact negatively on environment and its resources. We present a case study of agriculture in Punjab, India to reflect how it is supplying food to growing population but also impacting other ES. We conclude by discussing trade-offs between food production and natural resources and discuss options for applying ecosystem based approach for long term sustainability of agroecosystems. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Relation
- Ecosystem Functions and Management: Theory and Practice p. 59-84
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © Springer International Publishing AG 2017
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